BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 26. Turkmen Foreign
Minister Rashid Meredov met with Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister
Olexandr Mishchenko in Ashgabat to discuss bilateral
cooperation.
This was reflected in a press release published by
Turkmenistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, following the meeting,
which was also attended by Ukraine's Special Representative for
Central Asia, Viktor Maiko.
“During the meeting, the sides discussed pressing issues of
bilateral cooperation between Turkmenistan and Ukraine, noting the
importance of expanding interaction in various fields, as well as
continuing collaboration within international frameworks,” the
report says.
Following the meeting, the parties expressed interest in further
developing bilateral contacts between Turkmenistan and Ukraine.
Meanwhile, Turkmenistan and Ukraine established diplomatic
relations in 1992 and maintain a legal framework that includes a
bilateral free trade agreement, which has remained in force since
1995. In recent years, bilateral engagement has focused mainly on
political consultations, contacts through the foreign ministries,
and cooperation within the United Nations, while trade and economic
interaction have remained relatively limited compared with the two
countries' relations with other regional partners.
Earlier in April, Turkmen Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov and
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha also held discussions on
prospects for expanding trade, economic, and humanitarian
cooperation on the sidelines of the Fifth Antalya Diplomacy
Forum.
