Commenting on Turkmenistan's chairmanship of the organization in 2026, Sergey Lebedev, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), emphasized that the country's geographic location determines the priority of economic issues, including the development of transit and transport corridors.

During a working visit to Azerbaijan, a Turkmen delegation led by Parahat Jumayev, Director of the Turkmenbashi International Seaport, met with Eldar Salahov, CEO of Baku International Seaport LLC, the Turkmen Foreign Ministry reported.

Representatives of Turkmenistan and Afghanistan discussed the progress of the Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India (TAPI) gas pipeline project. This was a key topic at a meeting between Turkmenistan's Ambassador to Afghanistan, Khoja Ovezov, and Afghanistan's Minister of Mines and Petroleum, Hedayatullah Badri.

A gala reception was held in Ashgabat on January 26 to celebrate India's national holiday, Republic Day. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of India Bandaru Wilsonbabu and Vice-Chairman and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov attended the event.

Sixteen transactions were registered at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan last week.

During the government meeting held digitally by Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov on January 23, the draft Program for Socioeconomic Development and Investments for 2026 was reviewed and approved, according to the website "Turkmenistan: Golden Age”.

On January 23, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov chaired a regular meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers via digital system, where a number of issues of state life were considered, reports TDH.

On January 23, a roundtable discussion and awards ceremony for the winners of the Competition “Green Energy – Bright Future” took place at the Ýyldyz Hotel in Ashgabat. The competition was organized by the Türkmengaz State Concern, the Nebit-Gaz Newspaper, the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) and the Ussatnews Online Newspaper.

On January 22, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held a meeting with the Deputy Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), Dmitry Maryasin, reports the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan on its website.

On January 22, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov, during a meeting with the Deputy Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), Kaveh Zahedi, discussed prospects for cooperation in the spheres of sustainable development, transport, and energy, reports the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.

Eni Turkmenistan Limited announces the start of the preliminary stage for submitting applications to participate in tender No. 10123191. The project involves the provision of equipment overhaul services and the supply of necessary spare parts, reports Turkmenportal.

The implementation of Turkmen-Japanese cooperation plans for 2026 was discussed on January 21 at a meeting between Turkmenistan's Ambassador to Japan, Atadurdy Bayramov, and Hiroyuki Tsubai, Chairman of the Japan-Turkmen Committee on Economic Cooperation, according to the Turkmen Foreign Ministry.

Turkmenistan Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov and Indian Secretary for Western Affairs Sibi George emphasized the importance of mutual meetings and visits at the highest political level, according to a January 21 posting on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.

The key event of the UN Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia Week, the SPECA Economic Forum, has opened in the capital of Turkmenistan, the International Information Center of Turkmenistan reported on January 21.

Employees of the Turkmenbashi Complex of Oil Refineries of the State Concern Turkmennebit completed 2025 with strong production results.