ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, April 21. Turkmenistan
and Iran reviewed the current state and wide range of prospective
areas of bilateral cooperation, Trend reports via the Turkmen MFA.
The talks were held during a telephone conversation, which took
place on April 20, 2026, between Minister of Foreign Affairs of
Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and Minister of Roads and Urban
Development of the Islamic Republic of Iran Farzaneh Sadegh.
In the course of the conversation, the sides discussed a wide
range of issues related to the implementation of agreements reached
following the 18th meeting of the Turkmen-Iranian Intergovernmental
Commission on Economic Cooperation, held on May 19-20, 2025, in
Tehran. The officials also reviewed the current state and prospects
of bilateral cooperation across various sectors.
The interlocutors emphasized that cultural and humanitarian
cooperation remains one of the priority areas of bilateral
relations. In this context, the Iranian minister expressed sincere
gratitude to the President of Turkmenistan and the Chairman of the
Halk Maslahaty (Parliament) of Turkmenistan, for the humanitarian
assistance sent on March 14, 2026, addressed to the people of Iran,
primarily children.
For reference, the 18th meeting of the Turkmen-Iranian
Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation in May 2025
brought together senior officials and representatives of government
agencies and business circles of both countries.
The meeting, co-chaired by Rashid Meredov and Farzaneh Sadegh,
covered a broad spectrum of political-diplomatic, trade-economic,
and cultural-humanitarian issues, including transport and
logistics, energy, agriculture, water management, investment, and
standardization. The sides also reviewed progress in implementing
previous agreements and reaffirmed the role of the commission in
strengthening bilateral cooperation.
As a result, the Protocol of the 18th meeting of the
Intergovernmental Turkmen-Iranian Commission on Economic
Cooperation was signed.
