On April 2, 2025, in the building of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova, a meeting was held between the Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Ukraine and concurrently to the Republic of Moldova Mr. Toyly Atayev and the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Policy and European Integration of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova Ms. Ina Coceru.

The Ambassador of Turkmenistan and the representative of the Parliament discussed the state and further inter-parliamentary bilateral cooperation, as well as the intensification of the work of inter-parliamentary friendship groups.

Ambassador Toyly Atayev provided the Moldovan side with brief information on the structure and current activities of the Mejlis (Parliament) and the Halk Maslahaty (People's Council) of Turkmenistan.

Ina Coceru expressed interest in intensifying inter-parliamentary cooperation between the two countries and the prospects for developing partnership in various fields.

The Ambassador of Turkmenistan, in turn, reported on the positive results of the Moldovan side's participation in last year's International Forum on Attracting Foreign Investments in the Oil and Gas Sector of Turkmenistan in Paris.

Since 2023, Moldova has been working purposefully to diversify energy supplies to the country, the Chairperson of the Committee said, and expressed interest in exploring the possibilities of establishing cooperation in this area with Turkmenistan.

Then Mr. Atayev informed the Chairman of the Committee about the results of the 20th Ministerial Meeting "Central Asia - European Union" held in Ashgabat and paid attention to the upcoming High-Level International Forum "Peace and Trust", which will be held on December 12, 2025 in Ashgabat in honor of the 30th anniversary of Turkmenistan's Neutrality, to which the Moldovan side is invited.

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