ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, February 17.
Turkmenistan and the European Union (EU) discussed issues of
bilateral and regional cooperation,
Trend reports via the press service of the Turkmen
Government.
The talks were held during the meeting between Turkmenistan’s
Ambassador to the EU, Sapara Palvanov, and the chief foreign policy
adviser to the President of the European Council, Anna-Maria Boura,
in Brussels.
During the conversation, the sides confirmed their mutual
commitment to expanding Turkmen-EU cooperation. Special attention
was paid to the strategic importance of interregional interaction
between the EU and Central Asia as a basis for developing
full-scale relations with European institutions. Turkmenistan
reaffirmed that developing ties with the EU remains one of its key
foreign policy priorities for 2026.
The participants emphasized the importance of maintaining
systematic dialogue at all levels, from expert consultations to
contacts between top leadership. Diplomats positively assessed the
outcomes of the previous meeting between the President of the
European Council and the President of Turkmenistan in Samarkand,
Uzbekistan, and expressed readiness to sustain the momentum of
political engagement.