On November 13, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov held a regular meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers via a digital system, during which a number of issues related to public life were considered.

Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashid Meredov reported on preparations for the official trip of the Turkmen delegation to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

As noted, one of the priority directions of the foreign policy course of the President of Turkmenistan is the development of our country's interaction with major international and regional structures. At the same time, special attention is paid to Turkmenistan's partnership with the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO).

Along with this, it was emphasized that in implementing the Fatherland's foreign policy strategy, great importance is attached to the consistent development of mutually beneficial relations with the states of South Asia, in particular with the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, which currently holds the chairmanship of the Economic Cooperation Organization.

As noted, the final document of the Third ECO Summit, held in Islamabad in March 1995, specifically emphasized that the member states of the Organization support Turkmenistan's chosen policy of permanent neutrality.

As known, the 30th meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Economic Cooperation Organization is scheduled to be held in Islamabad (Islamic Republic of Pakistan) on November 15–16, 2026. In accordance with the agenda, the upcoming meeting will consider issues of multilateral partnership within the framework of the ECO in such areas as trade, transport, energy, and others. Following the meeting, the Islamabad Declaration and the document "Strategic Goals of Economic Cooperation – 2035" are planned to be adopted.

Furthermore, it was noted that relations between Turkmenistan and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan are consistently developing in the political, diplomatic, trade, economic, and cultural-humanitarian spheres.

An important mechanism for expanding bilateral trade and economic interaction is the Joint Turkmen-Pakistani Intergovernmental Commission. In this regard, preparations are currently underway to hold the 6th meeting of the Commission in Islamabad on November 17 of this year.

As part of the ongoing work, from November 7–11 of this year, meetings of the joint Turkmen-Pakistani working groups of this Intergovernmental Commission were held via direct video link to discuss the development of trade relations, cooperation in the oil and gas industry, industry, agriculture and food security, transport, as well as science and education.

According to the agenda of the upcoming meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission, it is planned to discuss issues of developing and expanding bilateral partnership in the aforementioned areas. A number of documents are planned to be signed following the meeting.

Having reported on the scheduled official trip of the Turkmen delegation to the city of Islamabad (Islamic Republic of Pakistan) to participate in the 30th meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Economic Cooperation Organization and the 6th meeting of the Joint Turkmen-Pakistani Intergovernmental Commission, the Vice-Premier and Minister of Foreign Affairs submitted drafts of the relevant documents for the consideration of the Head of State.

Summarizing the report, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov noted that Turkmenistan attaches special importance to the development of multilateral cooperation with the countries of the world and authoritative international structures. In this regard, emphasis was placed on the importance of proper preparation for the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Economic Cooperation Organization scheduled to be held in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

The Head of State also emphasized the need to ensure the organized holding of the 6th meeting of the Joint Turkmen-Pakistani Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation, which will take place in Islamabad.

Having signed the prepared documents, the President of Turkmenistan instructed the Vice-Premier and Minister of Foreign Affairs to carry out the appropriate work.

State News Agency of Turkmenistan