Turkmen Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov met with the High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell in Brussels (Belgium).
In a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, it was reported that the parties discussed the organisation of the next meeting of foreign ministers in the EU-Central Asia format in Turkmenistan this year. The sides exchanged views on regional security issues.
Turkmenistan borders Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan on land. On the Caspian Sea, it borders Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan and Russia.
Special attention was paid to strengthening interregional ties. Promising areas identified included energy, transport, digitalisation, education and climate.
The importance of bilateral mechanisms such as the EU-Turkmenistan Joint Committee, the human rights dialogue and the inter-parliamentary dialogue was underlined.