Turkish president heads to Turkmenistan for trilateral summit

By Diyar Guldogan

ANKARA – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan departed Tuesday for Turkmenistan to attend the first summit between the leaders of Türkiye, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan.

Erdogan will meet Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Turkmen leader Serdar Berdimuhamedov on Wednesday in the western Turkmen city of Awaza to address steps to further deepen the cooperation between the three countries in various areas, particularly in trade, energy and transportation.

At the summit, the presidents will sign several agreements which aim to strengthen the cooperation.

Erdogan also will hold bilateral talks on the sidelines of the summit.​​​​​​​