ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, April 28. Turkmenistan
and Malaysia have highlighted cooperation in the oil and gas
sector, including long-term partnership with Malaysia’s Petronas,
Trend reports via the
Turkmen MFA.
The discussion took place during a meeting between Turkmen
Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov and Malaysia’s Ambassador to
Turkmenistan Mohd Suhaimi Bin Ahmad Tajuddin.
The sides highlighted education cooperation as an effective area
of partnership, with Turkmen students studying in Malaysian
universities and ongoing collaboration with the Universiti
Teknologi PETRONAS, as well as participation of Turkmen specialists
in training programs under Malaysia’s technical cooperation
initiatives.
They also reviewed broader areas of bilateral cooperation,
including political-diplomatic engagement, trade-economic ties, and
cultural and humanitarian interaction.
The sides further discussed preparations for upcoming high-level
meetings between the two countries.
PETRONAS (Petroliam Nasional Berhad) is Malaysia’s fully
state-owned oil and gas corporation and one of the largest energy
companies in Southeast Asia, with integrated operations across the
entire hydrocarbons value chain in more than 100 countries. Beyond
its core upstream and downstream business, the company places
strong emphasis on long-term human capital development through its
flagship education initiatives, particularly the PETRONAS Education
Sponsorship Programme (PESP), which funds talented students for
undergraduate studies at leading local and international
universities, including its own Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS
(UTP).
Earlier, Minister of Education of Turkmenistan Jumamyrat
Gurbangeldiyev and Ambassador of Malaysia to Turkmenistan Mohd
Suhaimi bin Ahmad Tajuddin discussed expanding cooperation in
training highly qualified specialists for the oil and gas
sector.
