{"id":3928,"date":"2025-09-24T09:57:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T07:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swazidailynews.com\/?p=3928"},"modified":"2025-09-24T09:57:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T07:57:06","slug":"turkmenistan-president-king-strengthen-bilateral-relations-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/3928\/business\/turkmenistan-president-king-strengthen-bilateral-relations-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkmenistan President, King strengthen bilateral relations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By King\u2019s Office Correspondents<\/p>\n<p>NEW YORK, USA \u2013 The President of Turkmenistan, Serdar Berdimuhamedow, yesterday paid a courtesy visit to His Majesty the King ahead of the official opening of the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting took place at the Mandarin Hotel and was attended by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Pholile Shakantu, the Eswatini Ambassador to the UN, Thamie Dlamini, Prince Gcina and Prince Lindani.<\/p>\n<p>During the talks, His Majesty congratulated Turkmenistan for its upcoming Independence anniversary on 27 September, 2025, among other mutual areas of interest between the two countries.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting follows His Majesty\u2019s recent working visit to Turkmenistan last month, where the two countries formally established diplomatic relations aimed at enhancing cooperation in economic diversification, sustainable development and peacebuilding.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a title=\"HMK Jets off to New York for UNGA\" href=\"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/archives\/3744\">HMK Jets off to New York for UNGA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Both landlocked nations, sharing membership in international organisations such as the Non-Aligned Movement and the United Nations,<\/p>\n<p>seek to address common challenges such as trade vulnerabilities and climate-related issues by utilising Turkmenistan\u2019s expertise in natural gas and desert agriculture alongside Eswatini\u2019s development objectives.<\/p>\n<p>The agreement was signed by Turkmenistan\u2019s Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Minister for Foreign Affairs, HE Rasit Meredow, and Eswatini\u2019s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Pholile Shakantu.<\/p>\n<p>Following this signing, the two countries initiated high-level discussions to transform their zero-trade status into a cooperative economic and technological partnership.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3935\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3935\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3935\" src=\"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PAGE-3-Eswatini-Ambassador-to-te-United-Nations-Thamie-Dlamini-takes-notes-while-Minister-for-Foreign-Affairs-Senator-Pholile-Shakantu-Prince-Gcina-and-Prince-Lindani-look-on-as-the-two-leaders-eng.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3935\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eswatini Ambassador to te United Nations, Thamie Dlamini takes notes while Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Pholile Shakantu, Prince Gcina and Prince Lindani look on as the two leaders<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The talks focused on multiple sectors including ICT, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, infrastructure and energy, aiming to foster mutual growth and formalise agreements for collaboration in the following areas:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 On technology and ICT collaboration: Eswatini expressed interest in partnering with Turkmenistan on space and satellite technology, data centres and manufacturing complex electronic products, with plans to formalise cooperation and participate in Turkmenistan\u2019s ICT exhibition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a title=\"Hungary\u2019s Orban meets Russian-backed, Bosnian Serb leader\" href=\"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/archives\/1000\">Hungary\u2019s Orban meets Russian-backed, Bosnian Serb leader<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 In energy and infrastructure development: Both countries highlighted energy cooperation and sustainable solutions, with Eswatini proposing bitumen sales for regional markets and exploring Turkmenistan\u2019s raw material stock exchange for trade opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 On trade in textiles and agriculture: Discussions included Eswatini\u2019s interest in importing cotton from Turkmenistan and exporting agricultural products, while Turkmenistan showed enthusiasm for benefiting from Eswatini\u2019s growing textile sector and exploring wheat and rice grain trade.<\/p>\n<p><strong><div 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