On September 26, 2023, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov had a meeting with the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the European Union to Turkmenistan Beata Pecsa, who presented her credentials to the head of state. The diplomat conveyed greetings and best wishes to the President from the President of the European Council Charles Michel and the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. The Ambassador also congratulated the head of state on the 32nd anniversary of the Independence of Turkmenistan.
President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov welcomed Beata Pecsa and conveyed his best wishes to the leadership of the European Union. He mentioned that in the implementation of Turkmenistan’s foreign policy, great importance is given to political-diplomatic, trade-economic, cultural-humanitarian cooperation with the EU. This year also marks the 30th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Turkmenistan and the European Union.
The President and the Ambassador discussed the recently held meeting between the President of the European Council Charles Michel and the President of Turkmenistan at the 78th session of the UN General Assembly in New York. They identified transport industry, energy and “green” technologies as the most promising areas of partnership.
President Serdar Berdimuhamedov also noted that interaction between Turkmenistan and the EU is actively developing both on a bilateral basis and in the “Central Asia-European Union” format. Along with this, effective cooperation is carried out in the legislative sphere. Technical projects of the European Union in the fields of science and education, ecology, improvement of legislation, energy, and other areas have been successfully implemented in Turkmenistan.
Stressing that our country highly values cooperation with the European Union, the head of state confirmed his readiness to continue strengthening these fruitful relations.