On 15-24 January 2023, representatives of the agency “Turkmendenizderyaellary” (Turkmen Marine and River Routes) paid a working visit to the South Korean city of Busan within the framework of the MoU signed between the Korea Marine Equipment Research Institute (KOMERI) and the Turkmen Shipbuilding and Ship Repair plant Balkan. During the visit, the delegation met […]
For the enhanced friendly cooperation between Korea and Turkmenistan
By the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Ashgabat This year is the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relations between the Republic of Korea and Turkmenistan and the meaningful official visit by the Chairman of the Halk Maslakhaty of the Milli Gengesh of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, was taken place successfully on […]
Visit of Arkadag upgrades Turkmenistan-Korea partnership
nCa Commentary The visit of Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the Chairman of the Peoples Council of Turkmenistan, has upgraded the already rich and robust partnership between Turkmenistan and Korea. Gubanguly Berdimuhamedov, whose official title is Arkadag, during his years as the president of Turkmenistan from 2007 to 2022 planned and built versatile partnership with a number of […]
Turkmenistan and Korea mull over a project of the second stage of GTG plant
On the sidelines of Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov’s visit to Seoul, members of the Turkmen delegation met with Korean colleagues to discuss the possibility of participation of Korean companies in the construction of the second stage of the GTG (gas to gasoline) plant in the Akhal province. The project was also mentioned during a meeting of Berdimuhamedov […]
Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov preseneted partnership opportunities for Korean business in Turkmenistan
Issues of further development of the Turkmen-Korean trade and economic cooperation were discussed during a business meeting of chairman of Halk Maslahaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov with the major Korean companies, which took place in Seoul on 29 November 2022. The representatives of Hyundai Engineering, Hyundai Corporation, Hyundai Motor, Export-Import Bank of Korea KEXIM, LX International Corp., […]
Arkadag Berdimuhamedov discussed energy cooperation with the President of Korea
The energy and infrastructure cooperation between Korea and Turkmenistan has taken a key place on the agenda of the meeting of Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov with President of South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul, on 29 November 2022. According to the administration of the Korean President, the meeting discussed prospects for […]
Turkmenistan and Korea are preparing an Investment Guarantee Agreement
Turkmenistan and Korea are preparing a number of agreements designed to strengthen bilateral economic and investment cooperation. During a meeting in Seoul on Monday, Chairman of the National Assembly of Korea Kim Jin-pyo and Chairman of the upper house of the Parliament of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov discussed the issues of signing a bilateral Investment Guarantee […]
Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov announced the priority areas of the Turkmen-Korean inter-parliamentary cooperation
On Monday, 28 November 2022, Chairman of the upper house of the Parliament of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, who is on an official visit to Korea, held a meeting with the Speaker of the National Assembly Kim Jin-pyo. “We consider parliamentary diplomacy as a tool to maintain an atmosphere of peace, cooperation and mutual understanding. This […]
Korean Ambassador gifted language textbooks to Turkmen schoolchildren
On 15 November 2022, the Ambassador of Korea in Turkmenistan Shin Sung-chul visited school No. 88 in Ashgabat, and met with its director Arslan Yabanov. In the capital’s school No. 88, Korean language lessons were introduced into the curriculum in 2019 and currently students of 14 class groups are learning Korean. During the meeting, the […]
South Korean Ambassador: Turkmenistan contributes to international peace and security as a permanently neutral state
On 5 October 2022, the Korean Embassy in Ashgabat celebrated the 4355th anniversary of the National Foundation Day. Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Batyr Atdayev attended the celebration on behalf of the Government of Turkmenistan. “This year is the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Korea and […]
Turkmenistan – changing dynamics of bilateral and multilateral partnership – Part 2
Tariq Saeedi On 18 April 2019, after touring the Kiyanly polymer plant at the Caspian shore, a mega project done by a consortium led by the Korean companies, President Moon Jae-in said, “The complex in Kiyanly is only the beginning of bilateral economic cooperation, the potential of which is not only great, it knows no […]