Belarus and Turkmenistan

Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Belarus and Turkmenistan were established on January 21, 1993. The Embassy of Turkmenistan has been operating in Minsk since October 1995, the Embassy of Belarus began its work in Ashgabat in July 2002.

The legal framework of bilateral cooperation is made up of over 100 documents of various levels.

Visits of the President of Belarus to Turkmenistan took place in May 2002, June 2009, April 2011, November 2013, December 2015, and March 2017. The President of Belarus also visited Turkmenistan to participate in meetings of the CIS Council of Heads of State in December 2012 and October 2019.

The President of Turkmenistan paid official visits to Belarus in January 2010, April 2012, October 2014, and May 2016.

The Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus visited Turkmenistan in 2012, 2013, and 2014. Governmental delegations led by the Prime Minister of Belarus visited Turkmenistan in 2012, 2019, 2024, and 2026 to participate in meetings of the CIS Council of Heads of Government. Deputy Prime Ministers of Belarus have also visited Turkmenistan several times.

Contacts between the foreign ministries of the two countries are constructive. In 2025 the foreign ministers held two telephone conversations and a meeting on the sidelines of the CIS Council of Heads of State session in Dushanbe (October). Consultations between the foreign ministries of Belarus and Turkmenistan at the level of deputy ministers took place on May 21, 2026. Belarus and Turkmenistan successfully interact in the international arena, provide mutual support in elections to UN bodies.

Inter-parliamentary cooperation is developing. Parliamentarians hold meetings in Turkmenistan, at international forums and via online formats. Meetings between the Chairperson of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus and the Chairperson of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan were held in Tashkent (Uzbekistan) in April 2025 and in St. Petersburg (Russia) in May 2026.

The priority area of bilateral relations is trade and economic cooperation. 

The economies of Belarus and Turkmenistan are highly complementary and that creates potential opportunities to expand cooperation in various areas, including industry, agriculture, transport infrastructure and logistics.

The Intergovernmental Belarusian-Turkmen Commission on Economic Cooperation was established in 2010. Its 9th meeting took place in Ashgabat on May 22, 2019. On February 26, 2021, an online meeting took place between the co-chairs of the Intergovernmental Commission was held with the participation of representatives of relevant ministries and heads of diplomatic missions from both countries.

Belarus-Turkmen and Turkmen-Belarusian trading houses, established in Ashgabat and Minsk respectively, are currently in operation.

Humanitarian ties are actively developing. About 9 thousand citizens of Turkmenistan are studying at Belarusian educational institutions. On November 17, 2023, the third meeting of the Intergovernmental Belarusian-Turkmen Commission on Cooperation in Science and Technology was held in Minsk.

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