Turkmenistan–United States relations
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Turkmenistan – United States relations are
History
On April 23, 1998, Turkmen president Saparmurat Niyazov met with US president Bill Clinton in Washington D.C., resulting in a joint statement where both countries stated they aimed to "strengthen political, economic, security, commercial and agricultural ties".[1]
For several years, Turkmenistan was a key player in the U.S. Caspian Basin Energy Initiative, which sought to facilitate negotiations between commercial partners and the Governments of Turkmenistan,
In 2010, the Obama administration began its annual bilateral consultations (ABCs) with all the countries of Central Asia, with the first US-Turkmen ABC being held in Ashgabat in June.[2]
The United States and Turkmenistan continue to disagree about the latter state's path toward
The U.S.
See also
- Foreign relations of Turkmenistan
- Foreign relations of the United States
- List of ambassadors of Turkmenistan to the United States
References
- ^ Clinton, William J. (April 23, 1998). "Joint Statement on United States-Turkmenistan Relations". The American Presidency Project. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ Nichol, Jim (December 12, 2013). "Turkmenistan: Recent Developments and U.S. Interests" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. p. 15.
This article incorporates public domain material from U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets. United States Department of State.
External links
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