According to a government release, Turkmenistan President Serdar Berdimuhamedov held a Cabinet meeting on 18 July 2025 to discuss certain matters, including a proposal for Turkmenistan to join the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters and the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on the Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information (CRS MCAA). Both must be signed and ratified before entering into force for Turkmenistan.