BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 10. Belarus and
Turkmenistan have reviewed the implementation of existing bilateral
agreements and discussed the preparation of new international legal
documents during consultations in Minsk, the press service of the
Turkmen government reported.
According to the publication, the Belarusian delegation was
headed by Andrei Popkov, Head of the Main Treaty and Legal
Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, while the Turkmen
delegation was led by Eziz Nazarov, Head of the Ministry’s Treaty
and Legal Department. Deputy Foreign Minister of Belarus Pavel
Utyupin delivered the opening remarks at the meeting.
The consultations covered an inventory and reconciliation of
international treaties and other legal documents currently in force
between the two countries. The sides also examined practical
aspects of implementing existing agreements and reviewed progress
on draft bilateral documents.
Particular attention was paid to the safekeeping of original
international treaties and current issues of international law.
Following the consultations, the heads of the two delegations
signed a final protocol formalizing the agreements reached.
Notably, Turkmenistan and Belarus have maintained regular
political and economic contacts, with the two sides describing each
other as strategic partners. Economic cooperation has traditionally
focused on industrial goods, machinery, agriculture, transport and
infrastructure.
Earlier work of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Belarusian
Commission on Economic Cooperation identified mechanical
engineering, agro-industry, construction, transport and
communications among the areas with potential for expanded trade.
Belarusian proposals included supplies of trucks, buses and
agricultural machinery to Turkmenistan, while a Belarusian
Machinery Service Center operates in Ashgabat.
The economic track remained on the agenda in 2026. During
inter-ministerial consultations in Ashgabat in May, the sides
reviewed bilateral trade and discussed ways to expand economic
cooperation, including through the private sector. They also
highlighted cooperation in education, science and culture.
