BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 29
By Jeila Aliyeva - Trend:
President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-In spoke on the phone, Trend reports with reference to Turkmenistan’s State News Agency.
During the telephone conversation, S.Korea expressed its interest in strengthening cooperation with Turkmenistan in a number of areas.
The parties agreed to further improve mutually beneficial partnership.
The trade and economic cooperation has a special place in the development of Turkmen-Korean relations. Thus. an example of this is the implemented projects for the construction and modernization of oil and gas and gas chemical complexes, in particular, the construction polymer plant in the village of Kiyanli in Turkmenistan.
One of the results of the interaction is also 400 buses of the Hyundai brand (Korea), which is currently being delivered to Turkmenistan as part of a project to modernize the Turkmen transport fleet.
Also, the presidents highly appreciated the cooperation within the framework of the Korea-Central Asia Cooperation Forum.
It was noted that the forum makes a significant contribution to strengthening mutual trust and enhancing contacts between the participating countries in various fields, including energy, transport, ecology, health and culture.
Turkmenistan and the Republic of Korea discussed prospects for setting up Business Council of Korea and Central Asia countries during a videoconference held with participation of Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan and the Korea-Central Asia Cooperation Forum Secretariat on May 28, 2020.
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