On 16 October 2024, as part of a visit to Pakistan, a delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov took part in a meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
Addressing the meeting, the Turkmen side noted that today there are objective and real opportunities to give Turkmenistan’s cooperation with the SCO a new impetus. Transport, communications, energy, trade and investment activities were named among the priority areas of cooperation.
In this regard, it was proposed to focus on the implementation of promising joint projects geographically and structurally related to the SCO member states and partners, in particular the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan–Pakistan–India (TAPI) gas pipeline project.
Touching upon the topic of transport and logistics cooperation, the Turkmen delegation stressed the importance of the North-South transport corridor along the eastern coast of the Caspian Sea with access to Iran and India.
The solid potential for further increasing the trade turnover and expanding direct contacts between business circles was noted.
Paying attention to cultural and humanitarian ties, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan expressed gratitude to the SCO countries, their leaders and high representatives who took part in the International Forum dedicated to the 300th anniversary of Magtymguly Fragi.