An agreement on the establishment of a FAO country office in Turkmenistan and the provision of technical assistance was signed between Turkmenistan and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The document was signed on January 21, 2026, following a meeting between Turkmenistan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashid Meredov and FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu.
During the talks, Turkmenistan emphasized the importance it attaches to cooperation with FAO and expressed readiness to further strengthen and expand collaboration through the implementation of joint programmes and projects.
The parties noted that cooperation between Turkmenistan and FAO in 2025 proved to be productive, and that the opening of a FAO country office would serve as an important step toward enhancing bilateral relations.
Special attention was given to organizing joint regional consultations on food security under climate change conditions, which are viewed as an effective platform for coordinating dialogue and cooperation among countries in the region.
Issues related to sustainable development, environmental protection, and climate change were also discussed. In this context, Turkmenistan’s initiatives to establish regional centers on combating desertification and climate change technologies in Central Asia were highlighted.
The meeting also addressed the preparation of the FAO–Turkmenistan Country Programming Framework for 2026–2030. Turkmenistan has been a member of FAO since 1995, with the organization actively supporting the development of the country’s agricultural sector.
compiled by Begench Gurbanov,
teacher of the State Energy Institute
of Turkmenistan.
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