Turkmenistan continues to develop its foreign policy cooperation with other countries and international organisations. In August, the main focus was on political and diplomatic contacts, trade and economic partnerships, humanitarian cooperation and environmental issues. This was reported by the news agency TDH.

One of the key events was the adoption by the UN General Assembly of the resolution ‘Year of International Law, 2028’, proposed by Turkmenistan. The document was co-sponsored by 78 states. To implement this, plans are in place to draw up a National Action Plan for 2026–2028 and a National Concept on ‘International Law and Turkmenistan’s Permanent Neutrality’.

In addition, meetings were held in August with the leadership and representatives of the OSCE, the US, the EU, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Turkey, France, Iran and Germany. The parties discussed the development of political dialogue, as well as trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian ties.

On 15 August, the first political consultations took place between the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Turkmenistan and the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. On 20 August, inter-ministerial consultations were held with the Republic of Tajikistan. Following these consultations, a Programme of Cooperation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan for 2027–2028 was signed.

Considerable attention was paid to cooperation with Japan. On 26 August, preparations for the meeting of the Turkmen-Japanese and Japanese-Turkmen Committees on Economic Cooperation were discussed. On 30 August, negotiations were held between the Foreign Affairs Ministers of the two countries. The parties reviewed political, economic and humanitarian cooperation, as well as the participation of Japanese companies in projects aimed at diversifying Turkmenistan’s economy. Following these discussions, a Programme of Cooperation between the foreign ministries for 2027–2029 was signed.

Environmental issues also remained a priority. On 12 August, a conference on the protection of the Caspian Sea ecosystem was held at the ‘Awaza’ National Tourist Zone. On 31 August, the Ministry of Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding. The document provides for joint projects on biodiversity conservation, ecosystem protection and combating the effects of climate change for the period 2026–2030.

A delegation from Turkmenistan also took part in the international media forum ‘Islamic Civilisation: New Perspective – New Discoveries’ in Tashkent and Samarkand, where international media cooperation, digital technologies and the preservation of cultural heritage were discussed.