Turkmenistan continues to ensure uninterrupted transit of foreign citizens leaving Iran through humanitarian corridors. To date, 52 states have asked Turkmenistan to assist in the return of their citizens to their homeland in view of the situation in the Middle East. All requests are processed promptly, in cooperation with diplomatic missions of foreign states in Turkmenistan.

On June 23, 2025, the visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Seyed Abbas Araghchi to Turkmenistan took place. On the same day, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan where the foreign ministers of Turkmenistan and Iran discussed a wide range of bilateral cooperation issues. The sides exchanged views on international and regional issues of mutual interest, particularly the current situation in the Middle East. In this conte...

On June 21-22, 2025, the delegation of Turkmenistan took part in the 51st session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), which was held in Istanbul. During the session, an exchange of views took place on topical issues of political, economic, cultural, humanitarian, and scientific scope. The agenda of the meeting included issues of strengthening peace, security and sustainable development in the OIC member countries, as well as enhancing cooperat...

On June 22, 2025, at the initiative of the American side, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov had a telephone conversation with the First Deputy Secretary of State of the United States Christopher Landau, during which the parties emphasized the long-term positive experience of bilateral partnership between Turkmenistan and the United States of America in the political, trade-economic, social-cultural and other spheres. The heads of the foreign policy departments of...

On 17 June 2025, within the framework of the 17th Human Rights Dialogue between Turkmenistan and the European Union, a bilateral meeting was held between Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Ahmet Gurbanov and Director of the European External Action Service for Asia Paola Pampaloni. The meeting focused on regional security issues, especially in the context of the situation in Afghanistan. The Turkmen side presented its approach based on the principles of neutrality, good neighb...

On June 19, 2025, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held a meeting with the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Palestine to Turkmenistan Ms. Rana Abu Hijleh, who presented copies of her credentials. R. Meredov congratulated the plenipotentiary representative of Palestine on her appointment to the responsible post and expressed readiness of the Turkmen side to assist and support her diplomatic mission. During the talks, the...

Due to the current situation in the Middle East, the Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan to Switzerland is accepting emergency visa requests to enter Turkmenistan for Swiss citizens currently in Iran. 📩 For visa inquiries, please contact: office@turkmenistanmission.ch Cc: consul@turkmenistanmission.ch 📱 For urgent communication (SMS only): +41 79 855 50 06