An off-site meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers was held in the city of Turkmenabat under the chairmanship of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov. One of the central topics of discussion was preparations for the 7th meeting of the Turkmen-Chinese intergovernmental cooperation committee, which is scheduled for the 16th of April in Ashgabat.
Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, head of the MFA Rashid Meredov informed that cooperation with the People's Republic of China is a priority of foreign policy of the country.
The upcoming meeting will become a platform for implementing the agreements reached between the two states. The work of committee is systemic, with 6 specialised subcommittees meeting regularly to coordinate activities in the digital, energy, and scientific and technical spheres.
Long-term guidelines have already been defined. Thus, the 10th meeting of the Subcommittee on energy cooperation and the 3rd meeting of the Subcommittee on scientific and technical cooperation are scheduled for the second half of 2026.
Particular attention at the upcoming regular meeting of the Committee will be paid to the transport sector. Turkmenistan and China intend to discuss the modernisation of railway infrastructure, which is strategically important for realising the transit potential of the region. The agenda includes such logistics routes as China – Turkmenistan – Caspian Sea – Europe, Turkmenistan – China – South and East Asia – Asia-Pacific region.
Thanks to its advantageous geographic location, Turkmenistan is a key link in the supply chain between East and West, transforming its strategic partnership with China into real infrastructure opportunities.
At the same time, priority areas include the exchange of experience and enhanced cooperation in the field of information and communication technologies and artificial intelligence, the development of cooperation in agriculture, the deepening of contacts in the field of training and advanced training of specialists in the educational and scientific-technical spheres, and the practical implementation of scientific research results.
