On the 17th of May 2019, Ambassador of Turkmenistan in Malaysia presented the letter of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan to the Secretary General of the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Lim Jock Hoi on his appointment as the representative of the country near this organization.
After submitting the letter, the Ambassador and the Secretary General held a bilateral meeting, during which Secretary General Lim Jock Hoi proposed to organize joint events with the aim of widening friendly relations between Turkmenistan and ASEAN.
Speaking about further relations between Turkmenistan and ASEAN, the parties noted the determination to expand overall cooperation and preparedness to realize joint work for its implementation.
At the end of the meeting, the Ambassador invited the Secretary General of ASEAN to participate to the First Caspian Economic Forum.