Turkmenistan

President Lee Jae Myung thanks Singapore, Turkmenistan for evacuating South Koreans from Iran

In a letter, the South Korean President thanked Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong for Singapore’s assistance in evacuating four South Korean nationals from Oman.

Russians in Iran can leave via Turkmenistan, Russian embassy says

Smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

German foreign minister to discuss sanctions, energy with Central Asian counterparts

German Minister of Foreign Affairs Johann Wadephul speaks during news conference in Riga, Latvia January 26, 2026. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins

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China is now Central Asia’s top trading partner. Will there be a tug of war with Russia?

A freight train near the railway station of Dostyk at the Kazakh-Chinese border, a key hub for trade between China and Europe through Central Asia.

Travelling through Turkmenistan: Of white marble and eternal flames

(Clockwise from top left) The Askhab Mausoleums in Timurid-style structures, the world’s largest indoor Ferris wheel in Alem Centre, The Gulistan State Shopping Centre, Ashgabat Bagt Koshgi.

Turkmenistan president hints at reforms as Putin, Erdogan and others visit

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attend a meeting in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan December 12, 2025. Sputnik/Kristina Kormilitsyna/Pool via REUTERS

Trump meets Central Asian leaders to boost critical mineral ties

US President Donald Trump (middle) met with leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

Trump to host Central Asian presidents as US seeks to counter China, Russia influence

US President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with the NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 22, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)

Rubio plans to visit five Central Asian states in 2026

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a reception with Central Asian states' foreign ministers at the State Department in Washington, on Nov 5.

Iraq fails to win US approval to import Turkmen gas via Iran

People walk along an old street as a tangled web of electrical wires from a generator supplying homes with electricity hangs above buildings, in Baghdad, Iraq, September 10, 2025. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

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