Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Sept. 24
By Huseyn Hasanov – Trend:
A meeting has been held in Ashgabat with Takashi Yoshioka, Director of Office for Promotion of International Project, Infrastructure System and Water Industry of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, the Turkmen Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Noting the priorities in the field of international cooperation, the possibilities of implementing new joint projects in Turkmenistan have been discussed, the message says. The delegates expressed their interest in cooperation with Turkmen partners in such spheres as economy, transport and petrochemicals.
Following the results of the official visit in October of 2015 of the Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe in Turkmenistan, the MoUs in the field of development of deposits of natural resources and development of transport infrastructure of Turkmenistan were signed.
Also agreements on a number of projects worth $ 18 billion were signed. The Japanese companies also announced their desire to take part in projects to develop the industrial infrastructure of the largest gas field in Turkmenistan - "Galkynysh".