BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 20. Turkmenistan and
Malaysia have signed and exchanged a set of agreements covering
aviation, transport, science, and education cooperation.


This was reported in a press release published by the press
service of the Government of Turkmenistan following the official
visit of Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.


The following documents were signed and exchanged by the
parties:


- Memorandum of Understanding between the Academy of Sciences of
Turkmenistan and the Academy of Sciences of Malaysia on scientific
cooperation and exchange.


- Memorandum of Understanding between the State Service
“Turkmenhowayollary” and the Ministry of Transport of Malaysia on
transport sector cooperation.


- Air Services Agreement between the Government of Turkmenistan
and the Government of Malaysia regulating bilateral air
connectivity.


- Memorandum of Understanding between the governments of
Turkmenistan and Malaysia on training of diplomats and scientific
exchange cooperation.







- Student exchange and mobility agreement between Oguz Khan
Engineering and Technology University of Turkmenistan and
Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN).


- Student exchange and mobility agreement between Turkmen State
Institute of Architecture and Construction and UNITEN.


- Student exchange and mobility agreement between State Energy
Institute of Turkmenistan and UNITEN.


The documents were signed during the Malaysia-Turkmenistan Forum
in Ashgabat in the presence of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov and
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.


For reference, diplomatic relations between Turkmenistan and
Malaysia were established in 1992, with embassies subsequently
opened in Ashgabat and Kuala Lumpur, reflecting a steady
institutionalization of bilateral ties over time.


The core pillar of economic cooperation is the energy sector,
where Malaysia’s state oil and gas company PETRONAS has operated in
Turkmenistan since 1996 under production-sharing agreements in the
Caspian Sea offshore blocks. The company has invested heavily in
upstream development and gas production, making Malaysia one of the
key Asian energy partners of Turkmenistan. Beyond hydrocarbons,
bilateral cooperation has gradually expanded into trade, education,
transport connectivity and investment promotion.