During his last day of visit to Brussels, Turkmenistan’s Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov met with various EU representatives on 19 March 2024, focusing on strengthening economic and humanitarian cooperation.
Meredov and EU Special Representative for Human Rights Olof Skoog discussed the importance of existing cooperation mechanisms, including the Turkmenistan-EU Joint Committee and the Human Rights Dialogue.
Meredov told about Turkmenistan’s recent efforts in the humanitarian dimension, in particular, the improvement of the country’s regulatory and legal framework.
He also elaborated on the work of the Interdepartmental Commission dedicated to upholding international human rights and humanitarian law obligations.
In Brussels, Rashid Meredov, held meetings with the Executive Vice-Chairman of the European Commission for Economic Affairs, European Commissioner for Trade Valdis Dombrovskis, Vice-President of the European Commission Margaritis Schinas, as well as the EU Commissioner for International Partnership Jutta Urpilainen.
Negotiations were also held with the Chairman of the European Parliament delegations for Central Asian countries and Mongolia, Tomasz Zdechowski.
During the meetings, issues of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the European Union in such areas as economics, trade and humanitarian interaction were discussed.
The talks covered ongoing EU-supported projects in Turkmenistan across various sectors like education, science, green initiatives, and climate action.///nCa, 21 March 2024