On April 20, 2026, a telephone conversation took place between Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and Minister of Roads and Urban Development of the Islamic Republic of Iran Farzaneh Sadegh.
During the conversation, the parties discussed a wide range of issues related to the implementation of the agreements reached following the 18th meeting of the Joint Intergovernmental Turkmen-Iranian Commission on Economic Cooperation, held on May 19–20, 2025, in Tehran, and also examined the current state and prospects for the development of bilateral cooperation.
The interlocutors also emphasized that cultural and humanitarian cooperation remains one of the priority areas of bilateral relations.
Minister of Roads and Urban Development of the Islamic Republic of Iran Farzaneh Sadegh expressed her sincere gratitude to the President of Turkmenistan and the National Leader of the Turkmen people, the Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan for the humanitarian aid sent on March 14, 2026, on behalf of the Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov Charitable Foundation for Assistance to Children in Need of Care to the people of the Islamic Republic of Iran, especially children, as a symbol of friendship and fraternal relations between the two countries. /// nCa, 21 April 2026 (in cooperation with MFA Turkmenistan)