ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, April 15. Turkmenistan and Belarus have strengthened cooperation in the tourism sector by signing a new agreement at the "Turkmentravel – 2026" international exhibition and forum, Trend reports.
The document was signed during B2B meetings at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan. The Turkmen side was represented by Aşgabatsyýahat, an enterprise under the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan (UIET), and its Chairman Yagmurgeldy Durdyev. The Belarusian side was represented by the travel company Belindtravel and its founder Aleksandr Krotov.
Turkmenistan continues to actively develop its tourism sector as part of economic diversification efforts. In recent years, the country has recorded growth in tourist interest, with more than 350,000 tourists visiting in the first nine months of 2025 according to available regional data. The private sector plays an increasingly important role in this process, while bilateral ties with countries like Belarus have been expanding in tourism, culture, and related areas.