ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, February 15. Turkmenistan and the US consider the diversification of economic partnerships to be one of the priority areas of cooperation, Trend reports.
According to the official source, these issues were discussed during the meeting of the Turkmen delegation with the leadership of the Turkmenistan-US Business Council.
The meeting was attended by Ambassador of Turkmenistan to the US Mered Orazov, Head of the Department of American Countries of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Ambassador Ch. Ataev, Executive Director of the Council Eric Stewart, as well as representatives of major US member companies of the council, in particular John Deere, Case New Holland, Boeing, Exxon Mobil, General Electric, Climate Compass, Zeppelin, UGT Renewable, Caterpillar, Oxbow, Honeywell, and Palo Alto Networks.
During the meeting, the parties stressed the need to diversify the economic partnership between Turkmenistan and the US, in which a special place is given to investment, financial and banking, agricultural, oil and gas, transport, logistics, and technological spheres.
The meeting participants also discussed the organization of the visit of a representative American business delegation to Turkmenistan during the current year.
Stewart noted that bilateral relations between Turkmenistan and the United States have reached a new level, stressing that Turkmenistan's accession to the international commitment to reduce methane emissions last year caused a positive reaction in the US business community.
In turn, the Turkmen side expressed its interest in expanding trade and economic cooperation with American companies while noting the long-term positive contribution of US companies to various spheres of the Turkmen economy.
Meanwhile, the Turkmenistan-US Business Council is visiting Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, to conduct its annual business mission.