The ministerial meeting of representatives from the European Union and Central Asian countries will take place in Ashgabat on March 4, 2025.

This event will serve as part of the preparation for the first EU-Central Asia summit, scheduled for April 3-4 in Samarkand under the presidency of President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, as reported by the official media of Turkmenistan.

Leaders from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan will participate, while the EU will be represented by European Council President António Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

The summit will provide an opportunity to strengthen EU engagement with Central Asia in areas such as security, economy, transport, digitalization, energy, and strategic raw materials.

Turkmenistan actively collaborates with the EU in political-diplomatic, trade-economic, and cultural-humanitarian spheres. Within the Central Asia – European Union framework, the country participates in projects related to transport, ecology, energy, and education.

In 2025, Ashgabat will host several international events aimed at further developing political and economic interactions with the European Union, including another meeting of the Interparliamentary Dialogue, the 20th meeting of foreign ministers from Central Asian countries and the European Union, and a visit from European Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen to Turkmenistan.