Meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the Ambassador of the United States of America to Turkmenistan

On January 26, 2022, the meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan
Rashid Meredov with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United
States of America to Turkmenistan Matthew Steven Klimov was held at the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.
During the meeting, the parties considered a wide range of issues of bilateral cooperation,
as well as touched upon international and regional topics of mutual interest.
The diplomats also exchanged views on the agenda of the annual bilateral consultations
planned to be held in the near future.
Drawing attention to the importance of economic cooperation between the two countries,
the parties stressed the need to hold the next meeting of the Turkmen-American Business
Council in 2022.
Meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the Ambassador of

the People's Republic of China to Turkmenistan

On January 26, 2022, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov
met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of
China to Turkmenistan Qian Naicheng, during which the diplomats discussed the results
of the online summit "Central Asia – China", held on January 25 this year.
In this regard, the parties considered specific issues related to the implementation of the
agreements and initiatives of the Heads of State, announced during the above-mentioned
Forum.
Meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the Ambassador of

the Russian Federation to Turkmenistan

On January 27, 2022, the meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan
Rashid Meredov with the Ambassador of the Russian Federation in Turkmenistan
Alexander Blokhin took place in the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
Turkmenistan.
The parties discussed issues of further development of Turkmen-Russian relations,
exchanged views on regional and international issues.
In this context, the expediency of intensifying political and diplomatic cooperation at the
level of the Foreign Ministries of the two countries was emphasized.
The parties also considered the possibilities of organizing regular intergovernmental
contacts.