Turkmenistan’s Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed the development of bilateral cooperation during a meeting on Oct. 19, 2026, in Samarkand, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan reported.
The two sides positively assessed efforts by both countries to expand mutually beneficial cooperation. In this context, they highlighted the importance of the Central Asia–United States summit held in Washington in November 2025 under the C5+1 format.
To further advance bilateral ties, the sides agreed on a schedule of upcoming high-level meetings and political consultations aimed at strengthening Turkmenistan-U.S. cooperation.
Sergio Gor, the U.S. president’s special envoy for South and Central Asian affairs, also attended the meeting.
