On April 15, high-level talks were held between President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. The meeting was announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.
Prime Minister Ishiba said that Japan highly appreciates Turkmenistan’s initiatives aimed at peace and sustainable development at the regional and global levels. In turn, President Berdimuhamedov congratulated the Japanese Prime Minister on the grand opening of EXPO 2025 in Osaka. He emphasized that the World Expo is a bright symbol of innovation, cultural interaction and global cooperation. Berdimuhamedov said that the talks gave a strong impetus to the cooperation between the two countries, adding that the meeting provided an important opportunity to discuss priority areas of cooperation. The sides noted that successful cooperation between Turkmenistan and Japan continues in all main areas. There is an active political dialogue between the two countries, trade and economic relations are developing dynamically, and cooperation in the cultural-humanitarian sphere continues. The Turkmen-Japanese partnership is also successfully developing in multilateral formats. Particularly noteworthy is cooperation within the framework of the “Central Asia + Japan” Dialogue. President Berdimuhamedov noted the high level of political and diplomatic interaction between the two countries. He stressed the need to continue political dialogue, expand trade-economic relations and deepen cultural-humanitarian cooperation.