Today, within the framework of the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries, Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister of Turkmenistan Ahmet Gurbanov met with a delegation of the European Union headed by EU Special Representative for Central Asia Eduards Stiprais. This was reported by the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Turkmenistan.

During the negotiations, the parties discussed topical issues of cooperation in the political, trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian spheres. Particular attention was paid to the importance of regular high-level contacts to strengthen partnership relations in both bilateral and multilateral formats.

The participants highly appreciated the results of the first ‘Central Asia-European Union’ Summit held in April 2025 and discussed prospects for cooperation within the framework of the EU's Global Gateway strategy. The development of transport and energy corridors, digitalisation and other strategic projects were identified as key areas of cooperation.

The parties noted the effectiveness of existing cooperation mechanisms, including the activities of the Turkmenistan-EU Joint Committee and the Interparliamentary Dialogue. The European delegation expressed its gratitude to the Turkmen side for the warm welcome and highly appreciated the level of organisation of the UN conference, emphasising the importance of this international forum for addressing pressing development issues facing landlocked countries.