BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 25
By Jeila Aliyeva - Trend:
Turkmenistan and Malaysia expressed the need to intensify cooperation in the oil and gas sector, Trend reports with reference to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.
This was said during an online meeting between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia Hishammuddin Hussein.
The parties noted the positive experience of Turkmenistan's cooperation with Malaysian companies specializing in oil, gas, and energy.
In addition, the sides discussed the possibility of building partnerships in the field of information and communication technologies and the digitalization of the economy.
The parties also expressed mutual interest in activating contacts between representatives of state and private structures of the two countries to conduct joint events that contribute to strengthening and expanding bilateral contacts between Turkmenistan and Malaysia in all areas.
Malaysia is one of the priority partners of Turkmenistan in the Asia-Pacific region. In particular, countries interact both bilaterally and multilaterally, as well as within the framework of the United Nations (UN) and other international structures.
The parties effectively cooperate in the oil and gas sector. For example, the Malaysian state-owned company Petronas Charigali operates in Turkmenistan.
In addition to energy, the countries have opportunities for cooperation in the field of information and communication technologies and digitalization of the economy, the introduction of advanced scientific developments.
Both countries demonstrate their readiness to further strengthen mutually beneficial ties in the trade and economic sphere, transport and industrial sectors, high technologies, and other promising sectors.
Turkmenistan's interest in Malaysia is primarily related to the activities of the state oil and gas company Petronas Charigali, which has been developing oil fields in the Turkmen sector of the Caspian Sea since 1996.
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