ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, March 31. Turkmenistan
and Georgia engaged in discussions aimed at enhancing collaboration
in the areas of transport, logistics, energy, and foreign trade,
Trend reports via the Georgian Ministry of Economy and
Sustainable Development.
The discussions took place during a meeting between Mariam
Kvrivishvili, the Georgian Minister of Economy and Sustainable
Development, and Nokerguly Atagulyev, Deputy Chairman of the
Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, who was on an official visit
to Tbilisi on March 30.
The sides also confirmed that the next meeting of the
Intergovernmental Commission on Bilateral Economic Cooperation will
be held in Ashgabat on May 6–7 this year. In addition, a
Georgian-Turkmen business forum is expected to be organized in the
near future.
The meeting was attended by key officials, including Deputy
Ministers of Economy and Sustainable Development, Genadi Arveladze
and Tamar Ioseliani; Lasha Abashidze, Director General of Georgian
Railways; and Konstantin Sabiashvili, Georgia’s Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Turkmenistan.
Earlier that day, Deputy Chairman Atagulyev had met with
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze in Tbilisi. In their
discussions, the two sides explored prospects for expanding
bilateral cooperation in trade, transport, energy, and cultural and
humanitarian fields, while also reviewing the current status and
future trajectory of their diplomatic relations.
Meanwhile, Turkmenistan and Georgia formalized an agreement on
interparliamentary cooperation in February 2026. The document
followed a meeting between Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia,
Shalva Papuashvili, and Speaker of the Mejlis (Parliament) of
Turkmenistan, Dunyagozel Gulmanova, during her official visit to
Tbilisi.
