Successive meeting of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Iranian Commission was held in Tehran

On May 19-20, 2025, the 18th meeting of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Iranian Commission on Economic Cooperation was held in Tehran and was attended by the leadership and representatives of a number of state entities and business circles of the two countries.

The meeting was chaired by the Co-chairpersons of the Commission - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Minister of Roads and Urban Development of the Islamic Republic of Iran Farzaneh Sadegh Malvajerd.

The agenda of the successive meeting included a wide range of political-diplomatic, trade-economic, as well as cultural-humanitarian issues of interstate relations, including the designation of new favorable fields of partnership.

The sides noted the important role of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Iranian Commission on Economic Cooperation in the implementation of the previously reached agreements.

Representatives of Turkmenistan and IRI thoroughly considered the issues of development of bilateral relations in the trade and economic sector, transport and logistics, gas sector, industry, agriculture and water sector, investment and standardization, as well as analyzed the implementation of the decisions of the previous meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission.

Speaking about further development of trade ties, the Turkmen side put forward a proposal to establish trade and economic zones along some segments of the Turkmen-Iranian border.

During the meeting, the sides exchanged views on the development of cooperation in science and education, culture, healthcare, sports and tourism, environmental protection.

Underlining the expediency for regular bilateral meetings, consultations and dialogs, the participants of the session expressed confidence that the new agreements reached during the current meeting would contribute to further strengthening of constructive dialog for the benefit of two countries and fraternal peoples.

Upon the results of the meeting, the Protocol of the 18th meeting of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Iranian Commission on Economic Cooperation was signed.

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During the visit of the Turkmen delegation to the Islamic Republic of Iran, bilateral meetings were held between Rashid Meredov and Minister of Energy of the Islamic Republic of Iran Abbas Aliabadi and Minister of Oil of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohsen Paknejad.