On 15–16 November 2026, a delegation from Turkmenistan will visit Islamabad to take part in the 30th meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO Council of Ministers). Preparations for the visit and the upcoming events were discussed at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, according to the news agency ‘Turkmenistan: Golden age’.

Rashid Meredov, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Foreign Affairs Minister, delivered a report. According to Meredov, the meeting’s participants will consider issues of multilateral cooperation within the framework of the ECO, including in the trade, transport and energy sectors.

Following the meeting, it is planned to adopt the Islamabad Declaration and the document ‘Strategic Goals for Economic Cooperation – 2035’.

The President of Turkmenistan, Serdar Berdimuhamedov, emphasised the importance of developing Turkmenistan’s partnerships with foreign states and international organisations. The Head of State instructed that appropriate preparations be made for the 30th meeting of the ECO Ministerial Council.

In addition, Serdar Berdimuhamedov instructed that the 6th meeting of the Joint Turkmen-Pakistani Inter-governmental Commission on Economic Cooperation be organised at a high level; this meeting will also take place in Islamabad.