UK and Turkmenistan Boost Ties in High-Level Meet
Ambassador Meets New Deputy Foreign Minister
On Friday 17 March 2023, UK Ambassador Lucia Wilde paid a courtesy call to Turkmenistan’s newly minted Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ms Myahri Byashimova. The meeting marked a fresh chapter in bilateral relations between the two nations.
Fresh Faces and Fresh Focus
Ms Byashimova outlined her role and praised the British Embassy’s active efforts to deepen ties in both multilateral and bilateral spheres. “We welcome the Embassy’s commitment to developing our partnership,” she said.
Political, Economic and Green Energy Priorities
- The talks highlighted ongoing high-level cooperation across politics, diplomacy, economics, and trade—areas where UK-Turkmenistan collaboration is already strong.
- Ambassador Wilde emphasised the Embassy’s priority areas: climate change, clean energy, green economy, and gender rights. These issues now form the backbone of the Turkmen-British relationship.
The meeting signals a determined push to broaden and deepen UK-Turkmenistan partnership as they tackle shared challenges and opportunities.
