Turkmenistan strengthens cooperation: overview of foreign policy activities in July

Turkmenistan strengthens cooperation: overview of foreign policy activities in July
6 18.08.2025

In July, Turkmenistan actively held a series of international meetings and negotiations in bilateral and multilateral formats dedicated to the development of political, economic, cultural and humanitarian cooperation, as well as issues of the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries, according to TDH.

On 1 July, the Turkmen Foreign Affairs Minister held telephone negotiations with his counterparts from Niger, Burkina Faso, Malawi and Kazakhstan, where they discussed prospects for inter-state partnership and preparations for international forums.

On 2 July, negotiations were held with the Foreign Affairs Ministers of the Central African Republic and Mali. In Brussels, the Turkmen delegation participated in sessions of the World Customs Organisation Council, where a Memorandum of Understanding was signed: the Training Centre under the State Customs Service was recognised as a regional training centre of the WCO.

On 3 July, during a visit to Azerbaijan, the Foreign Affairs Minister of Turkmenistan met with President Ilham Aliyev, the Foreign Affairs Minister of Azerbaijan and representatives of Afghanistan, discussing energy, transport and trade issues.

On 4 July, a Turkmen delegation participated in the 17th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organisation in Azerbaijan, where negotiations were held with representatives of Pakistan and the UAE. Meetings were held in Ashgabat with a parliamentary delegation from Poland and the Minister of Budget of Nigeria.

On 7 July, the Foreign Affairs Minister of Turkmenistan held telephone negotiations with his counterparts from Lesotho and Eswatini, and the Ambassador of Turkmenistan presented his credentials to the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic. In New York, the delegation participated in a high-level meeting at the UN headquarters.

On 8 July, a telephone conversation was held with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas. On 10–11 July, negotiations were held with the Heads of Foreign Affairs agencies of Belarus, Moldova, Burundi, Chad and South Sudan.

On 14 July, a meeting was held in Ashgabat with representatives of the PRC, and a joint communiqué on diplomatic relations with Rwanda was signed in New York. On 15–16 July, bilateral contacts continued with the UAE, New Zealand and other countries.

On 16–17 July, National Leader of the Turkmen people Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov visited Azerbaijan, where he held negotiations with President Ilham Aliyev and the country’s leadership. In the days that followed, new diplomatic contacts were established with representatives of Uzbekistan, Tunisia, China, San Marino, the Seychelles and Thailand.

Turkmenistan's activities in July covered a wide range of topics, from trade and economic cooperation and transport projects to cultural and humanitarian cooperation and participation in global initiatives.