Within the framework of the visit of the Prime Minister of Georgia to Turkmenistan, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ilia Darchiashvili held a meeting with the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashid Meredov, in Ashgabat.

The sides discussed in detail the topics of bilateral and multilateral relations, including in the trade-economic, transport, energy, logistics, tourism areas, as well as the development of cooperation within the international organizations.

Special attention was paid to cooperation within regional transport-transit corridors. In particular, it was noted that new opportunities in this area create prospects for significant strengthening of future interaction.

The sides highlighted that the signing of the 2023-2024 programme of cooperation between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Georgia and Turkmenistan will further contribute to the strengthening of bilateral cooperation on foreign policy, expansion of bilateral economic ties, improvement and development of the international legal framework.

At the meeting, the ministers congratulated each other on the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Georgia and Turkmenistan, which was celebrated on 16 July 2022, and emphasized the high level of bilateral dialogue developing dynamically in all directions during this period.