On March 7, a meeting was held in Ashgabat between Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Maka Botchorishvili, who arrived in Turkmenistan as part of a representative delegation of Georgia headed by the Prime Minister of the country.

The parties noted the importance of contacts at the highest and high levels in promoting interstate relations, in particular the current visit of Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Kobakhidze to Turkmenistan.

The ministers noted with satisfaction the active development of relations both in the bilateral format and within the framework of international structures, primarily the UN. In this regard, joint events for the current year, declared on the initiative of Turkmenistan as the International Year of Peace and Trust in accordance with the resolution of the UN General Assembly, were discussed.

The parties spoke in favor of continuing interaction between the foreign ministries of the two countries through active dialogue and regular consultations at the level of heads of departments and heads of agencies.

The heads of the Foreign Ministries signed the Cooperation Program between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia for 2025-2026.

In addition, at the level of heads of the relevant departments, intergovernmental Agreements on cooperation and mutual administrative assistance in customs matters and on cooperation in the field of plant protection were signed, as well as a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the field of sports between the State Committee for Physical Culture and Sports of Turkmenistan and the Ministry of Sports of Georgia.

ORIENT