On 23 April 2025, a meeting of inter-parliamentary friendship groups of Turkmenistan and Georgia was held in the Parliament of Georgia. The meeting was headed by the Chairman of the Mejlis’s Committee for social policy, Chairman of Turkmenistan-Georgia Inter-parliamentary Friendship Group A.Sarjayev and the Chairman of the Rules and Procedural Issues Committee of the Parliament of Georgia, Chairman of Georgia-Turkmenistan Inter-parliamentary Friendship Group Daviti Matikashvili.
During the meeting, the sides discussed the current state and prospects of the Turkmen-Georgian relations, stressed the important role of the high-level visits and inter-parliamentary cooperation in deepening and strengthening bilateral relations in political, economic, cultural and humanitarian spheres.
The importance of the visit of the parliamentary delegation led by the Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia Shalva Papuashvili to Turkmenistan in April of 2024, as well as the establishment of inter-parliamentary friendship groups in the development of closer bilateral cooperation and exchange of experience between legislative bodies, was particularly emphasized.
The sides also touched upon the organization of working visits and meetings and stressed the active interaction between Turkmenistan and Georgia in the multilateral format, through international organizations, including the UN.
At the end of the meeting, the sides expressed their confidence that Turkmen-Georgian relations, based on the principles of friendship and mutual respect, will continue to develop successfully.
On the same day, the Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia Sh.Papuashvili met with the members of the delegation of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan.
The sides noted with satisfaction the active growth of bilateral cooperation in political, trade-economic, transport and energy, cultural and humanitarian spheres..
During the meeting, it was also noted that one of the key areas of multilateral interaction between Turkmenistan and Georgia is inter-parliamentary cooperation, which is currently one of the most important tools for strengthening mutual understanding and trust between states and peoples.
The Turkmen side kindly invited Sh. Papuashvili to take part in international events dedicated to the International Year of Peace and Trust and to the 30th anniversary of Turkmenistan's permanent neutrality.
