BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 29. Turkmenistan and
Tajikistan have discussed expanding cooperation between their
parliaments.


This was reflected in a press release published by the Mejlis
(Parliament) of Turkmenistan following a meeting between the
Speaker of Tajikistan's Assembly of Representatives of the Supreme
Assembly, Faizali Idizoda, and Chairperson of the Mejlis of
Turkmenistan, Dunyagozel Gulmanova, who is paying a visit to
Dushanbe. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 4th
Interparliamentary Forum of Central Asian States.


According to the publication, Gulmanova said that friendly
relations between Turkmenistan and Tajikistan in political,
diplomatic, trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian fields had
continued to develop over the years.


She also highlighted the importance of Tajikistan’s support for
Turkmenistan’s initiative on the international legal framework.







“The resolution ‘2028 - International Year of International
Law,’ adopted at the initiative of Turkmenistan at a plenary
session of the United Nations General Assembly, will be important
in enhancing the role of international law worldwide, ensuring
global peace and security, and developing effective multilateral
cooperation,” the press release quoted Gulmanova as saying.


The sides also discussed mutual support for initiatives at
international parliamentary platforms, the exchange of legislative
experience, closer ties between interparliamentary friendship
groups and specialized committees, and the organization of
reciprocal visits.


Gulmanova invited Idizoda and representatives of the Tajik
parliament to participate in several upcoming events hosted by
Turkmenistan, including the third Ashgabat Conference on “Promoting
International Law for Dialogue, Trust and Security within the
OSCE,” a meeting of the Council of the Interparliamentary Assembly
of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) during
Turkmenistan’s 2026 CIS chairmanship, and the third meeting of
speakers of parliaments of the Group of Friends of Neutrality, to
be held in a hybrid format, the report says.