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The specialized exhibition and fair "International Trade and Services" (ITSE 2025) opened in Ashgabat today, on April 29, 2025. The key and unprecedented element of the exhibition was the organization of a specialized Consulting Zone. Here, for the first time in the country, express consultation stands on 12 groups of the most relevant and in-demand international standards are presented for a wide business audience.

The ITSE 2025 exhibition and fair is held in parallel with the International Conference "Quality Assurance in Accordance with International Standards in Turkmenistan" (QACIS-2025), which also opened today in Ashgabat. Such a combination of events has a deep strategic meaning and clearly demonstrates the relationship between the promotion of Turkmen goods and services on the world market and the need to ensure their compliance with high international quality standards.

The ITSE 2025 Consulting Zone acts as an effective practical tool, a kind of "living bridge" directly connecting those who strive for successful export and international partnership (exhibitors and visitors of the exhibition) with specific knowledge and requirements (international standards), without which it is impossible to compete in the global arena today. This emphasizes the key idea: success in international trade is impossible without high quality and relevant certificates.

Within the Consulting Zone, visitors and participants of the ITSE 2025 exhibition have a unique opportunity to receive free express consultations from leading Turkmen and foreign companies specializing in the implementation, audit and certification of international standards. Among the companies providing their expert services are Standard Hyzmat, Halkara Standard Hyzmatlary (HIL-TM), World Halal Trust group, Atyab International Services, SGS Türkmen, Netijelilik, GlobalG.A.P., Sarob (Tajikistan), Ygtybarly maliýe merkezi, Safety First Certification Services, GMP, LLC Chase United CA".

The range of international standards on which consultations are provided is extremely broad and covers key areas that are critical for successful entry into foreign markets and increasing consumer confidence.

Experts provide qualified explanations on management system standards (quality ISO 9001, environmental management ISO 14001, occupational health and safety (ISO 45001), food safety (ISO 22000, HACCP, FSSC 22000, HALAL), as well as specialized industry and thematic standards, such as ISO 17025 (competence of laboratories), GlobalG.A.P. (agriculture), BetterCotton and FairTrade (sustainability in cotton production and fair trade), ESG (environmental, social and corporate governance), Organic (organic agriculture/products), GMP and ISO 13485 (good manufacturing practice and standards for medical devices), as well as general Textile Standards (Oeko-Tex), guaranteeing the safety of textiles.

The organization of such a large-scale and diverse Consulting Zone for the first time in Turkmenistan clearly demonstrates the seriousness of the state's intentions to comprehensively support national business in its desire to integrate into the global trading system. This provides Turkmen enterprises and individual entrepreneurs with a unique chance to receive direct and qualified answers to the most pressing questions related to the requirements of foreign markets and the specifics of various standards, to understand their practical benefits and take concrete steps to increase their competitiveness in the international arena.

Today, the ITSE 2025 Exhibition and Fair in Ashgabat is not just a platform for demonstrating and establishing business contacts, but also an effective tool for equipping national businesses with the necessary knowledge and tools - in particular, about international quality standards, which is the foundation for successful exports and sustainable economic development of the country in the context of globalization.

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