ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, October 24. The Austrian business delegation will visit Turkmenistan in December this year, Trend reports.
This was discussed during a meeting between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Federal Minister for European and International Affairs of the Republic of Austria Alexander Schallenberg on the sidelines of the Central Asia-EU Ministerial Meeting.
Noting the dynamic nature of relations between the countries, the interlocutors stressed the importance of coordination in the international arena, especially within the UN.
Special attention was paid at the meeting to the UN resolutions initiated by Turkmenistan and related to transport, energy, ecology and security.
The meeting also discussed the possibilities of strengthening cooperation between Central Asia and the OSCE, where Turkmenistan confirmed its readiness to actively cooperate with the organization
Particular attention was paid to Turkmenistan's interaction with Afghanistan in the interests of regional stability, where the parties spoke in favor of the implementation of humanitarian and economic projects aimed at restoring peaceful life in Afghanistan.
Meanwhile, on October 23, Luxembourg hosted the 19th EU-Central Asia Ministerial Meeting, which was attended by representatives of all Central Asian countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The main purpose of this meeting was to discuss issues of cooperation and search for solutions to current problems.