The head of Turkmenistan received the Minister of Industry and Advanced Technologies of the UAE
The UAE delegation, headed by Minister of Industry and Advanced Technologies Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, is currently holding talks with the government of Turkmenistan and met with President Serdar Berdimuhamedov on Friday.
According to a news release of the Turkmen state television and radio, the parties paid attention to the high-level agreements reached in November this year in Abu Dhabi during the official visit of Serdar Berdimuhamedov.
The fuel and energy complex, chemical industry, transport and financial and economic sectors were noted among the key areas of cooperation. The Turkmen leader also pointed to the existing opportunities to intensify other areas, the importance of expanding the legal framework, including in the field of investment.
In this area, Turkmenistan cooperates with the Abu Dhabi Development Fund, discussing the issues of attracting investments and loans to gas chemical, agricultural, transport and logistics projects. It was proposed to speed up negotiations on the creation of a joint Turkmen-Emirati bank.
There are also great prospects in the field of renewable energy sources, the partnership in which is due to the signing of an agreement between Turkmenenergo and the Arab company Masdar. In the same row - desalination of water, combating desertification and environmental protection. They also talked about the intention to establish links between the port of Turkmenbashi with the ports of Dubai and Abu Dhabi, and other topics on an extensive bilateral agenda.
On the same day, members of the UAE delegation met with vice-premiers for the oil and gas industry, construction, electricity and chemical production, financial and economic block. The guests expressed the high interest of the UAE business representatives in the Turkmen market and voiced specific proposals for cooperation.
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