BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 31. Turkmen President
Serdar Berdimuhamedov highlighted Kyrgyzstan’s economic progress in
a message congratulating President Sadyr Japarov and the Kyrgyz
people on the country’s 35th Independence Day.
The message was published in a press release issued by the
Turkmen government's press service.
“Kyrgyzstan has achieved significant successes in the political
and socio-economic spheres over the years of independence and is
now developing rapidly across various sectors,” Berdimuhamedov
said.
The Turkmen president also welcomed the growing momentum of
bilateral relations, saying Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan continue to
strengthen cooperation based on good-neighborliness, friendship and
mutual understanding.
According to the press release, Berdimuhamedov reaffirmed
Turkmenistan's readiness to further expand close cooperation for
the benefit of both nations.
Meanwhile, Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan have been seeking to
expand bilateral economic and transport cooperation, with both
countries increasingly focusing on their role in regional
connectivity. In April 2025, the two countries held the first
meeting of their Joint Commission on Transport, Transit and
Logistics in Bishkek, where they agreed to develop transit
transportation, expand multimodal routes and strengthen cooperation
in road, rail and maritime transport. Particular attention was
given to using the Turkmenbashi International Seaport to transport
Kyrgyz cargo westward, as well as to harmonizing tariff
policies.
The sides have also been working to broaden trade and economic
ties through the intergovernmental commission covering trade,
economic, scientific, technical and humanitarian cooperation.
During political consultations in February 2025, the two foreign
ministries stressed the need to increase mutual trade and diversify
economic links, while also highlighting cooperation in culture,
education, science and sports.
Transport has increasingly become a practical component of the
bilateral agenda. The planned use of Turkmenistan's Caspian Sea
port gives Kyrgyzstan an additional westward logistics option,
potentially connecting Kyrgyz cargo to routes across the Caspian
and onward to markets in the South Caucasus and Europe.
