Vladimir Putin’s working visit to Turkmenistan’s Avaza zone on October 8–9 centers on the CIS Heads of State Council and Caspian Environmental Summit, where bilateral meetings occur on the margins. Confirmed one-on-one sessions include Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov on October 8 to address strategic bilateral cooperation, and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on October 9 to discuss Middle East developments and ties. Kremlin statements and the leaders’ October 7 phone call frame these encounters as routine diplomatic exchanges within longstanding Russia-Turkmen and Russia-Iran partnerships. Additional bilateral contacts remain possible with other attending CIS heads, though none beyond the two noted have been officially scheduled. Trader focus rests on the timing and sequencing of these announced side meetings amid the multilateral schedule.