Berdimuhamedov at 13th Organization of Turkic States summit in Ankara

Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov addressed the 13th summit of the Organization of Turkic States in Ankara. He thanked President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for the invitation and the hospitality shown to the Turkmen delegation, and conveyed greetings from Arkadag Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the National Leader of the Turkmen people.

He said the summit coincided with Türkiye's Republic Day and stressed the need for cooperation in energy, transport, industry, agriculture and construction. Berdimuhamedov highlighted the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route and the Turkmenbashi International Seaport, which Turkmenistan is ready to develop. Turkmenistan has also proposed regional centres on climate-change technologies and desertification at the level of the United Nations.

At Turkmenistan's initiative, the UN General Assembly declared 2028 the International Year of the Rule of Law. Berdimuhamedov thanked Secretary General Kubanychbek Omuraliev for his work and wished success to the new Secretary General.