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BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 7. A trilateral summit
between President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, President
of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, and President of Tajikistan
Emomali Rahmon has been held in Ashgabat, Trend reports.
The first-ever summit was viewed by the parties as a new chapter
in traditional friendship, good neighborliness, and
intergovernmental relations, as well as a solid platform for
advancing multilateral cooperation.
In addition, the parties agreed on a common declaration on the
summit’s outcomes. Following the summit, Turkmenistan’s Ministry of
Foreign Affairs conducted a press conference with the foreign
ministers of the three nations.
During the conference, Turkmen Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov
emphasized the summit’s critical importance in furthering the three
countries’ cooperation and friendship.
“The summit has focused on the use of the Amu Darya river’s
water resources, energy sector development and cooperation,
strengthening transportation collaboration, and expanding logistics
and transport operations,” he stated.
Emphasizing the significance of preserving the region’s unique
climate and geography while rationalizing water resource
utilization, Meredov pointed out the successful mutually beneficial
cooperation between the countries in this field.
“Turkmenistan owns substantial natural gas reserves. The main
principles for Turkmenistan include diversifying gas export
supplies and maintaining energy balance considering the interests
of transit producers and consumers,” the minister added.
Meredov stressed that transport and logistics are among the
priority areas of cooperation between the three countries.
He also noted that the summit discussed in detail steps to
create the Tajikistan-Uzbekistan-Turkmenistan transport corridor,
set prices in this sector, and enhance the corridor’s
efficiency.
Tajikistan’s Foreign Minister, Sirojiddin Mukhriddin, addressed
trade and economic relations between the three countries.
Uzbekistan’s Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov emphasized that
the summit’s outcomes will significantly contribute to the
development of regional cooperation.
He hailed arrangements for the first-ever summit, including
online meetings among foreign ministers and multiple expert-level
gatherings among the three countries.
The summit was held on August 4.
Opening the summit, President of Turkmenistan Berdimuhamedov
highlighted that the first trilateral meeting of the leaders of
Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan is a significant and
logically consistent event, reflecting cooperation logic.
He noted that close collaboration, alignment of priorities, and
coordination of development plans are demanded by time and
correspond to the fundamental interests of the three nations and
the capabilities and needs of their national economies.
The Turkmen president also emphasized that by building their
relations on modern principles, the parties draw upon a common
civilizational foundation, utilizing centuries-old positive
experience, thus ensuring historical continuity in the current
geopolitical and economic conditions.
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