{"id":54908,"date":"2025-07-16T18:49:54","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T18:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/rwanda-turkmenistan-foreign-ministers-discuss-bilateral-ties-ahead-of-un-lldc\/"},"modified":"2025-07-16T18:36:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T18:36:41","slug":"rwanda-turkmenistan-foreign-ministers-discuss-bilateral-ties-ahead-of-un-lldc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rwanda-turkmenistan-foreign-ministers-discuss-bilateral-ties-ahead-of-un-lldc\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda, Turkmenistan foreign ministers discuss bilateral ties ahead of UN LLDC summit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The discussion followed the formal announcement of bilateral relations between Rwanda and Turkmenistan on Monday, July 14, marking a significant milestone in both countries&#8217; foreign policy engagement.<\/p>\n<p>The ministers&#8217; conversation focused on the newly established ties and the upcoming Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs), scheduled to take place in Awaza, Turkmenistan, from August 5 to 8.<\/p>\n<p>The formalisation of diplomatic ties was sealed at a signing ceremony held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. <\/p>\n<p>Rwanda\u2019s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Martin Ngoga, and Turkmenistan\u2019s Permanent Representative, Ambassador Aksoltan Ataeva, signed a joint communiqu\u00e9 on behalf of their respective governments.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after the ceremony, Ambassador Ngoga expressed optimism about the future of Rwanda\u2013Turkmenistan relations and reaffirmed Rwanda\u2019s commitment to engaging in multilateral cooperation to tackle shared global challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Both nations pledged to collaborate closely within the UN framework, particularly in areas of common interest such as trade, connectivity, and sustainable development \u2014 key themes of the forthcoming LLDC summit.<\/p>\n<p>The Third UN Conference on LLDCs will bring together member states, development partners, and international institutions under the theme Driving Progress Through Partnerships. <\/p>\n<p>The summit aims to address the structural challenges faced by landlocked countries, such as high transport costs and limited access to global markets, and to explore strategies for boosting economic resilience and regional integration.<\/p>\n<p>Turkmenistan, the summit\u2019s host, is a landlocked Central Asian country bordered by Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and Iran, with the Caspian Sea to the west. With a population of over 7 million, it has maintained a policy of neutrality in international affairs and is currently led by President Serdar Berdimuhamedow.<\/p>\n<p>Rwanda, one of Africa\u2019s most dynamic landlocked nations, is expected to contribute to discussions on how countries without direct sea access can unlock their economic potential through infrastructure investment, regional partnerships, and policy innovation.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-91038 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/pic-19-586a3-0097e-21ef2-d12cb.jpg\" alt=\"Rwanda\u2019s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Olivier Nduhungirehe, on Wednesday, July 16, held a phone conversation with his Turkmen counterpart, Rashid Meredov, as the two countries look to deepen their newly established diplomatic ties.\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rwanda\u2019s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Olivier Nduhungirehe, on Wednesday, July 16, held a phone conversation with his Turkmen counterpart, Rashid Meredov, as the two countries look to deepen their newly established diplomatic ties.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":2000091037,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[192],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-54908","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-wycliffe-nyamasege"],"bylines":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"contributors":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"featured_image":{"id":2000091037,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/pic-19-586a3-0097e-21ef2-d12cb.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/pic-19-586a3-0097e-21ef2-d12cb.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/pic-19-586a3-0097e-21ef2-d12cb.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/pic-19-586a3-0097e-21ef2-d12cb.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/pic-19-586a3-0097e-21ef2-d12cb.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/pic-19-586a3-0097e-21ef2-d12cb.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54908","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54908"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54908\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000091037"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54908"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=54908"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=54908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}