Iran-Turkmenistan Relations

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says the country is ready to increase the natural gas swap capacity between Turkmenistan and the Republic of Azerbaijan through Iran.

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi is going to travel to Turkmenistan on Wednesday to participate in the 6th summit of the Caspian Sea littoral states.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf says Iran and Turkmenistan have a great potential for closer cooperation, and that the two sides should use their joint borders as a good opportunity to expand bilateral relations.

Iran and Turkmenistan have agreed to establish a joint Trade center aimed at facilitating economic ties between the two neighboring countries.

Iran’s Minister of Transport and Urban Development Rostam Ghassemi says transportation between the Islamic Republic and Turkmenistan has increased by 50 percent since the implementation of previous agreements and revision of tariffs.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi praises deep-rooted relations with Turkmenistan, saying a visit by his Turkmen counterpart to Tehran will, without any doubt, become a “turning point” in relations between the two nations, which are “more than just neighbors.”

Officials from Iran and Turkmenistan have signed 13 agreements on bilateral cooperation during the second day of a trip to Tehran by Turkmen President Serdar Berdymukhamedov.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi welcomed Turkmenistan’s President Serdar Berdymukhamedov in an official ceremony at Tehran’s Saadabad complex on Wednesday.

Turkmenistan’s president is going to visit Iran at the head of a high-ranking political and economic delegation on Tuesday. IRNA said Serdar Berdimuhamedow is travelling to Tehran at the invitation of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has told his Turkmen counterpart Serdar Berdimuhamedow that the expansion of ties between the two countries will speed up during his presidency.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has congratulated Gurbanukuly Bardi Muhammadov, head of Turkmenistan’s National Council, on successfully holding the country’s presidential election and also on the Persian New Year, Newruz.

Iran’s President Ebrahim raisi has in a message congratulated his Turkmen counterpart Serdar Berdimuhamedow on his election as Turkmenistan’s president.

The amount of commodities exported by rail to Turkmenistan via the border in the northeastern Iranian province of Khorasan Razavi has crossed 1.7 million tonnes since March, 2021.

President Ebrahim Raisi of Iran has praised growing cooperation with Turkmenistan, saying close ties with neighbors is high on the Islamic Republic’s foreign agenda.

Iran and Turkmenistan call for the formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan, with the participation of all ethnicities.

Iran’s oil minister says the country is ready for a daily swap of 40 million cubic meters of Turkmen gas.

Iran’s ambassador to Turkmenistan says exports to the central Asian country have increased six-fold in terms of tonnage and value in the last two years.

The presidents of Iran and Turkmenistan have underlined the need to strengthen border cooperation and facilitate exchange of goods. Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi and Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow also stressed the necessity of increasing trade cooperation in order to boost bilateral relations.

The Iranian president says the natural gas agreement between Iran and Turkmenistan will definitely be revived.

The Iranian president has underscored the significance of enhancing relations with Turkmenistan.

The presidents of Iran and Turkmenistan, Ebrahim Raisi and Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, held a meeting in Ashgabat on Saturday.

Iran’s President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi has said cooperation with neighboring and regional countries is one of the priorities of Tehran’s foreign policy.

An Iranian official says the export of goods by truck from the city of Sarakhs bordering Turkmenistan to the neighboring country has tripled compared to the previous week.

The Iranian president, in a meeting with the visiting Turkmen foreign minister in Tehran, said the formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan will lead to the regional peace and stability.

Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Rostam Ghassemi says Iran and Turkmenistan have agreed to improve relations in the fields of transport, energy and trade.