Relationship dossier
Egypt
Turkmenistan
Relationship assessment
Cordial ties with presidential visits and agreements across several areas
Egypt toward Turkmenistan
+20Egypt’s president visited Ashgabat in 2022, and Egypt joined Turkmenistan in signing bilateral cooperation memoranda in several fields during the visit.
Turkmenistan toward Egypt
+20Turkmenistan’s president visited Egypt in 2011 for bilateral talks and cooperation agreements.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship features reciprocal presidential engagement and government agreements, including a 2022 package of memoranda. These provide a basis for practical cooperation, although the scale and continuity of resulting programs are unclear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Egypt and Turkmenistan have maintained cordial government relations, including presidential visits and bilateral agreements. Egypt’s president visited Ashgabat in 2022, when the two governments signed cooperation memoranda in several fields. Turkmenistan’s president also visited Egypt in 2011. These contacts indicate practical cooperation, though the breadth and durability of bilateral initiatives are unclear.
Key developments
Turkmenistan’s president visited Egypt for bilateral talks and cooperation agreements.
Egypt’s president visited Ashgabat, and the two governments signed cooperation memoranda in several fields.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of agreements signed during presidential visits are unclear.
- The extent of sustained cooperation beyond high-level visits and agreements is uncertain.