ROUND TABLE MEETING WAS HELD WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF LANZHOU UNIVERSITY
A new page is currently opening in the history of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the People’s Republic of China. Bilateral cooperation is successfully developing in various areas, including trade-economic, fuel-energy, transport-communication, science-education, and cultural-humanitarian spheres. Turkmen-Chinese friendly relations trace their origins back centuries. The Great Silk Road, which connected the two nations in ancient times, today helps strengthen cooperation between our countries in a modern format. An example of this is the round table format meeting held on November 27, 2025, at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. Representatives of the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and Lanzhou University participated in it. The meeting was held within the framework of the program for the visit of the Chinese delegation to our country from November 25-30, 2025.
The meeting was moderated by Begench Karayev, Senior Lecturer of the Department of International Relations and Diplomacy at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Candidate of Philosophical Sciences. The Chinese side was represented by Ji Shu min, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to Turkmenistan; Professor Wang Sihai, Doctor of Geological Sciences, Head of the Turkmenistan Research Center at Lanzhou University; Professor Si Lijuan, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Head of the Institute of Economic Development of Chinese Districts at Lanzhou University, Editor of the Journal “Lanzhou University Reporter (Social Sciences)”; Chen Yiyi (Constance University, Germany), Doctor of Sociological Sciences, Tier II Professor of the Institute of Politics and International Relations at Lanzhou University, Head of the Institute for Extensive Study of Central Asian Information at Lanzhou University; Sun Xiu wen (Moscow State University), Candidate of Political Sciences, Associate Professor of the Institute of Politics and International Relations at Lanzhou University, Researcher at the Central Asian Studies Institute at Lanzhou University; and Researcher at the Turkmenistan Study Center at Lanzhou University. The Turkmen side was represented by Begench Matliyev, Vice-Rector for Scientific Affairs of the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan; Professor Amangeldi Rahmanov, Candidate of Historical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of International Relations and Diplomacy at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan; Chary Niyazov, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of International Relations and Diplomacy at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan; Professor Ovezdurdy Muhammetberdiyev, Doctor of Sociological Sciences, Professor of the Department of International Relations and Diplomacy at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan; and Ogulgurban Ezimova, Candidate of Philosophical Sciences, Head of the Department of Social Sciences at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.
Speakers noted that Turkmen-Chinese relations are one of the successful models of multilateral cooperation based on mutual respect and common interests, and that this cooperation is consistently developing in the political-diplomatic, trade-economic, energy, and cultural-humanitarian spheres. It was particularly emphasized that the business trip of Esteemed President Serdar Berdimuhamedov to the People's Republic of China this year to participate in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit and the celebrations dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Second World War, and the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and Lanzhou University within the framework of this visit, contribute significantly to strengthening relations between the two states in the cultural-humanitarian sphere.
After the speeches, the results of the round table format meeting were reviewed, and a group photo was taken.
Overall, the strategic cooperation between Turkmenistan and the People's Republic of China is a concrete example of an effective dialogue between the two countries based on the principles of peace, mutual understanding, and sustainable development. Their joint efforts create a solid foundation for long-term stability and prosperity in the region and make a significant contribution to solving global issues.
Shyhdurdy SHYHYEV,
the 3rd year student of the Faculty of International Relations
of the Institute of International Relations
of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.