Minsk and Ashgabat Review the Legal Framework of Bilateral Relations
Inter-ministerial consultations between Turkmenistan and the Republic of Belarus, focusing on international legal issues, were held in Minsk. The Turkmen delegation was led by Eziz Nazarov, Head of the Treaty and Legal Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, while the Belarusian delegation was headed by Andrei Popkov, Head of the Main Treaty and Legal Directorate of the Belarusian Foreign Ministry. Pavel Utyupin, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus, delivered opening remarks to the participants.
The diplomats conducted a comprehensive review of existing bilateral international treaties and interdepartmental agreements, and analyzed the practical outcomes of their implementation. Particular attention was paid to the expert-level development of new legal instruments intended to expand the regulatory framework for cooperation in the economic and humanitarian spheres.
As part of the working agenda, the delegations exchanged experience regarding the custodial storage of original international instruments and discussed practical aspects of the international legal practices of both states. The consultations concluded with the signing of a joint protocol, which formalizes the agreed-upon approaches for updating the legal foundation of the partnership between Turkmenistan and Belarus.
