Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, August 22 / Trend G. Hasanov /
During the last meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers Turkmen deputy Prime Minister Hodzhamuhammed Muhammedov spoke about preparation for the international exhibition of Turkish export goods to be held in Ashgabat on September 2-4, 2009.
Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov stressed special relations with Turkey. There is not only geographic closeness between Turkey and Turkmenistan but old cultural-historic commonality and close national traditions. Turkmen President stressed importance of similar achievements of foreign partners, the governmental press-service said.
Berdymukhamedov stressed necessity in further acceleration of fruitful cooperation. Many important joint projects were realized within this cooperation.
He also stressed great contribution of Turkish companies in social-economic development of Turkmenistan.
Over 500 enterprises with Turkish capital were registered on the Turkmen market. It is about 35 percent of presence of all foreign companies.
Mutual trade of both countries is assumed to the amount of $1.5 billion within the last years.
Turkey will realize about 800 projects in various branches of national economy. Turkish companies invested $260 million in development of textile industry.
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