ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, October 25. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and Romanian Foreign Minister Luminita Odobescu signed an Action Plan for 2024-2025, Trend reports.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, the parties signed this action plan on the sidelines of the EU-Central Asia Ministerial Meeting.
At the beginning of the talks, Odobescu stressed the strategic importance of the Central Asian region for Romania and noted that the country plays a key role in strengthening cooperation between the region and the EU, and Turkmenistan was named one of Romania's priority partners in this region.
The sides recognized the importance of mutual support in the international arena, while the Turkmen delegation expressed gratitude to Romania for its assistance in the adoption of UN General Assembly resolutions initiated by Turkmenistan.
In the field of trade and economic cooperation, special attention was paid to promising joint projects, including transport and energy, and in this context they noted fruitful cooperation within the framework of the Working Group on Energy, at the same time emphasizing the importance of the 'Caspian Sea-Black Sea' transport corridor.
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.