Today, at the invitation of Prime Minister of the Republic of India Narendra Modi, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov took part in the First Central Asia India Summit held via the digital system.
It is noteworthy that this year 2022 is marked by an anniversary date for the states of the region and India the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.
As for the relations between Turkmenistan and the Republic of India, they are initially distinguished by a friendly, mutually respectful and trusting nature.An important milestone in the history of Turkmen-Indian cooperation was the state visit of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to this country in 2010, which laid a solid foundation for the further development of productive partnership across its spectrum.
In the modern era, the traditional interstate dialogue, based on deep historical roots and mutual goodwill, is successfully developing, including on a multilateral basis, and in particular, in the format of “Central Asia India”.
A clear evidence of this is the participation of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov in the current summit, intended to give regional and bilateral cooperation a qualitatively new dynamic and content.
The agenda of the Summit, which was also online attended by the heads of other states of the Central Asian region President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov, President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon and President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, included priority areas of effective cooperation, taking into account the existing solid potential and long-term prospects.
Along with this, topical aspects of regional and global issues have become the subject of focused attention.