In 1990, following the Baku pogrom of Armenians, Saparmurat Niyazov received several ferries with Armenian refugees in Krasnovodsk. Subsequently, the Baku Armenians were scattered across Turkmenistan. Diplomatic relations were established on 9 October 1992. Armenia has had an embassy in Ashgabat since July 1994. During the visit of President Sargsyan in early October 2014, the opening of Days of Culture of Armenia in Turkmenistan at the tourist zone of Awaza on the Caspian Sea coast.