BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 2. Turkmen Foreign
Minister Rashid Meredov met with his Iranian counterpart, Seyed
Abbas Araghchi, in Ashgabat to discuss bilateral cooperation and
regional and international issues, the Turkmen Ministry of Foreign
Affairs said.
According to the information, the talks focused on cooperation
between the two countries and within international organizations.
The sides emphasized the importance of maintaining active dialogue
between their foreign ministries.
The ministers also exchanged views on key regional and
international issues and highlighted the importance of further
developing cultural and humanitarian ties.
Following the meeting, both sides reaffirmed their commitment to
maintaining good-neighborly relations based on mutual respect and
openness.
Meanwhile, Iran is one of Turkmenistan's longest-standing
regional partners, with bilateral cooperation spanning energy,
transport, trade, and border connectivity. The two countries share
a 1,100-kilometer border and maintain an institutional dialogue
through a Joint Intergovernmental Commission on Economic
Cooperation, which regularly reviews progress across sectors
ranging from gas and electricity to transport, customs,
agriculture, and investment. During the commission's latest meeting
in Tehran in 2025, the sides also discussed the creation of
cross-border trade and economic zones to stimulate bilateral
commerce.
Energy remains a cornerstone of the relationship. In recent
years, Ashgabat and Tehran have expanded cooperation on natural gas
supplies, including swap arrangements and discussions on direct
exports and transit through Iran to third-country markets. The two
sides have also advanced cooperation in electricity transmission
and maritime transport, while recent high-level meetings resulted
in agreements covering natural gas, customs cooperation, port
partnerships between Turkmenbashi and Amirabad, and
intergovernmental cooperation plans.
Transport and logistics have become another major pillar of
bilateral ties as both countries seek to strengthen regional
connectivity. Turkmenistan and Iran have been working to increase
cargo flows across their shared border, improve road, rail, and
port links, and enhance multimodal transport routes connecting
Central Asia with the Persian Gulf and broader international
markets.
