On September 9, 2026, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the French Republic to Turkmenistan Aléna Grand. About this reports MFA of Turkmenistan.  

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan congratulated the Ambassador on her appointment and wished her success in her diplomatic activities.

During the meeting, the parties discussed the current state and prospects for the further development of Turkmen-French relations. Particular attention was paid to the issues of intensifying political-diplomatic, trade-economic and cultural-humanitarian cooperation, as well as interaction within the framework of international organizations.

The sides expressed their readiness to make joint efforts to further strengthen the partnership between Turkmenistan and the French Republic.