ASHGABAT, TURKMENISTAN (11 November 2025) — Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda met with Turkmenistan President Serdar Berdimuhamedov on the Presidential Palace to strengthen ADB’s long-standing partnership with Turkmenistan and talk about methods to deepen cooperation in help of the nation’s sustainable and inclusive progress. The go to marks the twenty fifth anniversary of the ADB–Turkmenistan partnership and coincides with the nation’s celebration of 30 years of neutrality and the Year of Peace and Trust.
“As we look ahead to the next quarter century and beyond, we are committed to growing our important partnership, building on our shared values and commitment to creating lasting impact for Turkmenistan and its people,” mentioned Mr. Kanda. “We look forward to charting the next chapter of our partnership together, one defined by innovation, shared ambition, and tangible results.”
Mr. Kanda and Mr. Berdimuhamedov mentioned collaboration beneath ADB’s Country Partnership Strategy 2024–2028 for Turkmenistan, which focuses on enhancing regional connectivity, supporting personal sector growth, and strengthening local weather resilience. They agreed to advance cooperation in precedence areas, together with nursing schooling and well being companies, railway modernization, the vitality sector, and personal sector growth.
During his go to, Mr. Kanda additionally held discussions with Central Bank Chairman Toyly Malikov on ongoing cooperation and future alternatives for expanded engagement. He emphasised ADB’s readiness to proceed with new investments in precedence areas and to establish alternatives for broader engagement, together with help for personal sector growth.
Mr. Kanda additionally witnessed the signing of the €64.7 million ($75 million equal) Improving Nursing Quality and Capacity Project mortgage settlement, ADB’s first operation in Turkmenistan’s well being sector. The venture will finance a brand new state-of-the-art nursing faculty in Ashgabat and is supported by a $2 million grant from the Japan Fund for Prosperous and Resilient Asia and the Pacific. He visited the Ashgabat Nursing School, the principle beneficiary of the Improving Nursing Quality and Capacity Project, the place he met lecturers and college students devoted to strengthening Turkmenistan’s well being workforce.
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