Following the Turkmen-Kazakh high-level talks held today in Astana, Presidents Serdar Berdimuhamedov and Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a Joint Statement, reaffirming the strategic direction of their partnership.

Members of the official delegations, in the presence of the heads of state, exchanged an extensive package of intergovernmental and interagency documents. The agreements adopted cover a wide range of cooperation: from strategic plans for 2026–2027 in transport and healthcare to deepening collaboration in social areas such as migration and pensions. Particular attention is paid to the scientific, academic, agricultural, and legal sectors, as well as the development of direct regional ties between the border regions of the two countries.

Full list of signed documents:

Agreement on Cooperation in Cultural and Humanitarian Affairs between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of Turkmenistan;

Agreement on Cooperation in Migration between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of Turkmenistan;

Agreement on Information Exchange in the Sphere of Pension Provision between the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of Turkmenistan;

Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation in the Legal Sphere between the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Ministry of Justice of Turkmenistan;

Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Veterinary Medicine between the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Ministry of Agriculture of Turkmenistan;

Memorandum of Understanding between the National Agrarian Scientific and Educational Center of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Research Institute of Grain Crops of the Ministry of Agriculture of Turkmenistan;

A Joint Action Plan to Further Expand Cooperation in Transport between the Republic of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan for 2026-2027;

A Plan of Key Measures to Develop Cooperation between the Ministry of Healthcare of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Ministry of Healthcare and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan for 2026-2027;

A Memorandum of Understanding between the Akimat of the Mangystau Region of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Khyakimlik of the Balkan Velayat of Turkmenistan on the development of trade, economic, scientific, technical, cultural, and humanitarian cooperation;

A Memorandum of Cooperation in Science between the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Academies of Sciences of Turkmenistan;

An Agreement on Cooperation in the Information Sphere between the Republican State Enterprise on the Right of Economic Management "Television and Radio Complex of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan" of the Administrative Department of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the State Committee of Turkmenistan for Television, Radio Broadcasting, and Cinematography.