Turkmenistan acts on the international stage in strict accordance with international law and fulfils its obligations under agreements in good faith and consistently, according to the press service of the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Turkmenistan.

The Foreign Affairs Ministry denied media reports about alleged claims by the public joint-stock company Mobile TeleSystems (MTS), stressing that the dispute with the Russian company had been initiated by MTS. The Turkmen side took all possible steps to resolve the conflict peacefully.

Nevertheless, in 2018, MTS filed a lawsuit in international arbitration. The ICSID tribunal ultimately dismissed all charges against Turkmenistan, recognising the country's actions as lawful and awarding it more than $11 million in compensation for legal costs.

MTS later attempted to appeal the decision in Sweden, but on 27 June 2025, the Svea Court of Appeal upheld the arbitration award and ordered the company to pay Turkmenistan an additional €589,000.

The court ruling is final and cannot be appealed. The Foreign Affairs Ministry of Turkmenistan emphasised that the outcome of the proceedings confirmed the legitimacy and good faith of the country's position.