BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 19
By Jeila Aliyeva - Trend:
Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan set priorities of cooperation in the fields of energy, transport, and agriculture, Trend reports with reference to Turkmenistan’s State News Agency.
The priorities were set during a video meeting between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan Ruslan Kazakbaev.
Also, the sides expressed their interest in holding regular meetings of the Intergovernmental Kyrgyz-Turkmen Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technical and Humanitarian Cooperation.
The parties focused on the organization of high-level visits this year. The importance of the Consultative meeting of the heads of states of Central Asia, which will be held this year under the chairmanship of Turkmenistan, was highlighted.
The ministers also noted the effectiveness of the dialogue on education, culture and sports and considered the possibility of organizing meetings of specialists in these areas this year.
Previously, the leadership of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan considered proposals to stimulate entrepreneurship and investment cooperation.
In the first seven months of 2019, the trade turnover between Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan amounted to $6.5 million, as entrepreneurs mainly cooperated in the trade sphere.
Tourism, transport, logistics and agriculture were also identified as promising areas of cooperation.
Turkmenistan supplies fresh tomatoes, bakery and flour products, textiles, and pipes to Kyrgyzstan. In turn, Kyrgyzstan exports lamps, plastic films and tapes, and machinery for the textile industry to Turkmenistan.
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