On 18 April, on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha held a meeting with Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov.

The head of Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry expressed gratitude to the senior leadership of Turkmenistan for its support for Ukraine’s territorial integrity and for the humanitarian assistance provided.

The parties discussed the current state and prospects for the development of bilateral cooperation, as well as interaction within multilateral formats. In order to preserve the positive momentum of the Ukrainian-Turkmen dialogue, the interlocutors also reviewed the schedule of further bilateral contacts.

The diplomats separately emphasized the importance of intensifying trade and economic cooperation and resuming the work of the Joint Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Cultural and Humanitarian Cooperation.

Andrii Sybiha reaffirmed the Ukrainian side’s interest in the continued participation of leading Ukrainian companies in the implementation of large-scale construction projects in Turkmenistan. Rashid Meredov assured that the Turkmen side regards Ukrainian companies as reliable partners and is interested in expanding cooperation.

The parties also discussed the prospects for developing new transport and logistics routes between Europe and Asia, in which Ukraine and Turkmenistan could play a key role.

The foreign ministers agreed to further develop cooperation between the two countries in the political, trade, investment, cultural and humanitarian spheres.