OFFICIAL VISIT BY THE PRESIDENT OF TURKMENISTAN TO MALAYSIA 18 - 19 DECEMBER 2024
OFFICIAL VISIT BY THE PRESIDENT OF TURKMENISTAN TO MALAYSIA
18 - 19 DECEMBER 2024
President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedow will undertake an official visit to Malaysia from 18 to 19 December 2024. This is President Berdimuhamedow’s first visit to Malaysia since assuming the post in March 2022. He will be accompanied by seven (7) Deputy Prime Ministers, including Deputy Prime Minister cum Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashid Meredov; four (4) Cabinet Ministers, including Minister of Defence Maksat Babayev; Minister of Culture Atageldi Shamyradov; and Minister of Agriculture Charyyar Chetiyev; one (1) Deputy Minister and other senior officials from the President’s Office and Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
President Berdimuhamedow will be accorded an official welcoming ceremony at Perdana Putra Complex, Putrajaya, on 19 December 2024, followed by a meeting with Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim. They are expected to discuss bilateral matters, including trade and investment, oil and gas cooperation, higher education, tourism, and connectivity. They will also exchange views on regional and international issues of mutual interest, as well as ASEAN-Malaysia Chairmanship 2025.
Between January and October 2024, Malaysia’s total trade with Turkmenistan significantly increased by 74.8% to RM63.28 million (USD13.90 million) compared with RM36.19 million (USD7.91 million) for the corresponding period in 2023.
In 2023, Turkmenistan was Malaysia’s fourth largest trading partner among the Central Asian countries, with total trade valued at RM48.62 million (USD10.57 million).
PUTRAJAYA
18 December 2024