Relationship dossier
Georgia
Turkmenistan
Relationship assessment
Practical ties shaped by energy transit and east-west transport cooperation
Georgia toward Turkmenistan
+20Georgia has supported east-west transport infrastructure used to move Turkmen energy exports toward international markets, including transit routes crossing Georgian territory.
Turkmenistan toward Georgia
+20Turkmenistan has used westbound transport routes that carry energy exports across the Caspian and through Georgia, supporting practical transit links with Georgia.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship has a practical economic foundation in energy transit and east-west transport links. This cooperation is concrete but does not, on the information available, establish the breadth or intensity of a close strategic partnership.
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
Georgia and Turkmenistan have maintained practical cooperation focused on transport and energy transit. Turkmen crude has moved west through the Caspian and into the east-west corridor that crosses Georgia, giving the relationship a concrete economic dimension. The scale and continuity of wider bilateral cooperation are less clear.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and continuity of Turkmen energy transit through Georgia are unclear.
- The scope and implementation of bilateral transport and economic cooperation are uncertain.