BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 12. Turkmenistan and the
European Union have discussed current areas of cooperation and
outlined further steps to strengthen bilateral ties.


This was announced in a report published by the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan following a meeting between Turkmen
Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov and EU Ambassador to Turkmenistan
Beata Pęksa held on June 11.


"On 11 June 2026, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of Turkmenistan between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of
Turkmenistan, Rashid Meredov, and the Ambassador of the European
Union to Turkmenistan, Beata Peksa," the ministry said.


According to the report, the discussions focused on
strengthening partnerships in the political and diplomatic, trade
and economic, as well as cultural and humanitarian spheres


"During the meeting, the parties discussed current issues of
cooperation between Turkmenistan and the European Union and
outlined further steps to strengthen bilateral partnership in the
political-diplomatic, trade-economic, as well as cultural and
humanitarian spheres," the ministry said.







For reference, relations between Turkmenistan and the European
Union are currently governed by an Interim Agreement on Trade and
Trade-related Matters, which entered into force in 2010. A broader
Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA), signed in 1998, has
not yet been fully ratified by the European Parliament, making
Turkmenistan the only Central Asian country without a fully
implemented partnership agreement with the EU.


In recent years, cooperation has increasingly focused on
transport connectivity, trade facilitation, energy, education,
climate policy, and economic diversification. The EU's engagement
with Turkmenistan is carried out within the framework of the 2019
EU Strategy for Central Asia and the Global Gateway initiative. The
EU has allocated 18 million euros for bilateral cooperation with
Turkmenistan under its 2021-2027 programme.


Transport and logistics have become one of the key areas of
cooperation. Brussels views Turkmenistan as an important
participant in the Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor connecting
Central Asia and Europe. In March 2025, EU Commissioner for
International Partnerships Jozef Síkela visited Ashgabat and
reaffirmed EU support for the corridor's development as part of the
Global Gateway strategy.