Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Oct. 28
By Huseyn Hasanov- Trend:
Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has welcomed Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister Yildirim Tugrul Turkes who stressed the high interest of Turkish business circles in strengthening cooperation, the Turkmen government said.
The spheres of trade, economy and energy, transport and communications sector, as well as industry and construction were named as the priority directions for enhancing bilateral cooperation.
The significant role of the Turkmen and Turkish commission and the joint business council has been noted during the meeting.
Turkish companies are implementing 1,580 projects in such sectors of Turkmenistan as transport, fuel and energy complex, communications, agriculture, construction, trade, water resources management.
Some 562 enterprises with Turkish capital have been registered in Turkmenistan.
The volume of foreign trade between Turkmenistan and Turkey amounted to $5.5 billion in 2015. Electricity, polymers, propylene, oil and oil products, cotton yarn and textiles are exported to Turkey. Turkmenistan, in turn, buys technical equipment and consumer goods.