Turkmenistan Discusses Central Asia-EU Investment Cooperation Prospects in Brussels

Source: Business Turkmenistan · November 2, 2026, 16:05

Turkmenistan took part in the first Forum of Strategic Institutes of Central Asia and the European Union in Brussels, where participants discussed joint investment projects under the EU's Global Gateway initiative, high value-added production and modern technologies. The Turkmen embassy in Belgium reported on Saturday.

Turkmenistan was represented by Foreign Ministry adviser Batyr Niyazliyev and Ambassador Sapar Palvanov. The two-day discussions covered security, trade, transport and energy connectivity, investment and digitalisation, with particular attention to the Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor.

The Turkmen side proposed holding a Central Asia–EU Economic Forum in Ashgabat in 2027 and stressed moving from priorities to concrete projects. Energy cooperation, including possible Turkmen natural gas supplies to Europe, and the logistics potential of the Turkmenbashi International Sea Port were also discussed.

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