On 5 August, Turkmenistan and the Kingdom of Eswatini officially established diplomatic relations. The signing took place in Avaza as part of the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC 3), with the participation of King Mswati III of Eswatini. This was reported by the news agency Orient.

The document was signed by Turkmenistan's Foreign Affairs Minister Rashid Meredov and Eswatini's Foreign Affairs Minister Pholile Shakantu.

The parties look forward to developing cooperation in the fields of energy, agriculture and sustainable development. Both countries are members of the UN and the Non-Aligned Movement, which creates a basis for partnership in the international arena.