Turkmen and US foreign policy chiefs discuss bilateral cooperation

Turkmenistan's Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed the development of bilateral cooperation at a meeting held on 19 October 2026 in Samarkand. The information was published on the website of the Turkmen Foreign Ministry.

The two sides positively assessed the efforts of their countries to expand mutually beneficial cooperation. In this context, they noted the significance of the summit of heads of state in the Central Asia–US (C5+1) format, held in Washington in November 2025.

To further develop engagement, the sides agreed on a schedule of upcoming high-level meetings and political consultations aimed at strengthening Turkmen-American cooperation. Sergio Gor, the US presidential special representative for South and Central Asia, also took part in the meeting.