Minister of Education of Turkmenistan Holds Meeting with Minister of Education and Science of Tajikistan

Ashgabat, 22 October 2026. On the sidelines of the Roundtable of Ministers Responsible for Education in Central Asia and Mongolia, the Minister of Education of Turkmenistan, Jumamyrat Gurbangeldiyev, held a bilateral meeting with the Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Tajikistan, Rahim Saidzoda.

During the meeting, the ministers discussed the current state and prospects of Turkmen-Tajik cooperation in the field of education. The parties noted the importance of further developing cooperation between the two countries.

The Tajik side expressed gratitude to the Government of Turkmenistan for the construction of the Turkmen school named after Magtymguly. With a view to improving the quality of education at the school, the Tajik side requested cooperation in the areas of textbooks and curricula, and teacher training.

The conversation touched on the possibilities of developing the legal framework for teacher retraining and the organisation of short-term internships.

The parties expressed interest in further developing contacts between the ministries and educational institutions of the two countries.

The Roundtable "Fostering Regional Co-operation through Multilingual Education in Central Asia and Mongolia" was held in Ashgabat on 22 October at the initiative of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities. It brought together delegations from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, as well as representatives of international organisations and experts.

Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan