Third meeting of Turkmen-Chinese science and technology subcommittee held

A regular meeting of the Subcommittee on Scientific and Technical Cooperation of the Turkmen-Chinese Intergovernmental Cooperation Committee was held on 13 October 2026 in Wuhan, Hubei Province, People's Republic of China, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The meeting was co-chaired by Allaberdy Ashirov, President of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan and Turkmen co-chair, and Zhang Guangjun, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China and Chinese co-chair.

Participants reviewed progress on work carried out since the previous meeting and noted that agreements reached had been successfully implemented. Research institutions and specialists of the two countries had cooperated effectively in a number of areas. Priority areas for bilateral cooperation were identified, including oil, gas and energy, petrochemical technologies and nanomaterials, artificial intelligence, reducing seismic risks, synthetic biology, combating desertification, cotton breeding and water-saving irrigation.

The sides agreed to develop practical cooperation and implement joint research projects in these areas. The meeting also emphasised the importance of the 2026–2028 Programme for Scientific, Technical and Innovative Cooperation and its Plan, signed in April 2026. Following the meeting, the Protocol of the 3rd meeting of the Subcommittee was signed.