ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, February 27.
Turkmenistan and the United Kingdom (UK) discussed the development
of bilateral cooperation, regional issues, and international
topics,
Trend reports via the Turkmen MFA.
The talks took place at Lancaster House, London, and were
attended by Turkmenistan’s Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov and UK
Foreign Secretary for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
Yvette Cooper. UK Minister for Europe, North America and the
Overseas Territories Stephen Doughty also participated in the
meeting.
Economic partnership was discussed, including cooperation in
green technologies, digitalization, and transport, as well as the
expansion of cultural and humanitarian ties. The ministers also
confirmed interest in further strengthening Turkmen-UK partnership
and discussed prospects for high-level visits.
The meeting concluded with the signing of several bilateral
documents.
Turkmenistan’s Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov is in the UK as
part of the first ministerial-level dialogue between Central Asian
countries and the UK, held in the “Central Asia-UK” format. The
initiative, hosted at Lancaster House on February 26, 2026, aims to
deepen political dialogue, trade, investment, and cooperation in
priority sectors such as energy, green technologies,
digitalization, professional services, transport, also to expand
cultural and humanitarian ties.
