On January 15, 2025, Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Bin and Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Ahmet Gurbanov held consultations between the two foreign ministries and the tenth session of the Security Cooperation Subcommittee in Ashgabat.

Liu Bin said that under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping and the top leader of Turkmenistan, China-Turkmenistan relations have maintained a momentum of steady development. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs is ready to work with the Turkmen side to follow through on the important common understandings reached between leaders of the two countries, coordinate and advance cooperation across various fields, fully leverage the Security Cooperation Subcommittee platform, continuously enrich the China-Turkmenistan comprehensive strategic partnership, and practice the vision of a community with a shared future at the bilateral level.

Ahmet Gurbanov positively evaluated the development of Turkmenistan-China relations, and expressed the willingness to strengthen high-level exchanges with China, deepen practical cooperation and people-to-people and cultural exchanges, and jointly safeguard regional security and stability to serve the development and revitalization of both countries.

After the meeting, the two sides signed the minutes of the tenth session of the China-Turkmenistan Security Cooperation Subcommittee. During his stay in Turkmenistan, Liu Bin held a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov.