BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 23. Turkmenistan and
Georgia have discussed expanding cooperation in trade, transport
and logistics, with a focus on improving connectivity and making
fuller use of existing transit corridors in Batumi on October
22.
This was announced in a statement published by the Turkmen
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, following the meeting between Deputy
Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Foreign Minister Rashid
Meredov and Georgian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister
Maka Botchorishvili.
The ministers reviewed bilateral relations in political,
diplomatic, economic, transport and humanitarian fields,
reaffirming their commitment to strengthening cooperation.
Particular attention was given to expanding transit
opportunities and making more effective use of existing transport
corridors linking the two countries. The sides also discussed
cooperation within the United Nations and other international
organizations.
The meeting followed Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov’s
state visit to Georgia in July 2026, which resulted in the signing
of several documents aimed at strengthening cooperation in railway
and maritime transport.
These included a memorandum of understanding between
Turkmenistan’s Ministry of Railway Transport and Georgian Railway
JSC to deepen cooperation in the railway sector.
Additional agreements involving Turkmenistan’s State Service of
Maritime and River Transport and Georgian organizations focused on
maritime transport safety, specialist training and maritime
education.
