ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, April 15.
Turkmenistan and Belarus have strengthened cooperation in the
tourism sector by signing a new agreement at the "Turkmentravel –
2026" international exhibition and forum, Trend reports.
The document was signed during B2B meetings at the
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan. The Turkmen side
was represented by Aşgabatsyýahat, an enterprise under the Union of
Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan (UIET), and its
Chairman Yagmurgeldy Durdyev. The Belarusian side was represented
by the travel company Belindtravel and its founder Aleksandr
Krotov.
Turkmenistan continues to actively develop its
tourism sector as part of economic diversification efforts. In
recent years, the country has recorded growth in tourist interest,
with more than 350,000 tourists visiting in the first nine months
of 2025 according to available regional data. The private sector
plays an increasingly important role in this process, while
bilateral ties with countries like Belarus have been expanding in
tourism, culture, and related areas.
