Turkmenistan has officially notified the EU of the ratification of the Protocol

Today in Brussels, the Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Belgium, S. Palvanov, officially handed over a note to the Legal Service of the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union, notifying them of Turkmenistan's ratification of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between Turkmenistan and the European Union, as well as its member states. This Protocol was signed in Brussels on March 18, 2024.

The Protocol takes into account the accession of new countries to the European Union, including Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Croatia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, and Slovakia, and represents an important step in expanding the framework of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the EU. The ratification of the Protocol was approved by the Mejlis of Turkmenistan on July 13, 2024.

During the document handover ceremony, Ambassador Palvanov discussed with the EU representative the next steps for further developing cooperation and strengthening the legal framework between Turkmenistan and the European Union.