Turkmenistan took part in the second EU-Central Asia Economic Forum in Almaty
The second EU-Central Asia Economic Forum was held in Almaty on Friday. The Turkmen delegation, headed by Serdar Jorayev, Minister of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan, also took part in the high-level plenary session on strengthening trade and economic relations between the European Union and Central Asia. This is reported by the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Kazakhstan.
The main topics of the forum were the promotion of cooperation between the EU and Central Asian countries in such areas as "green" and digital transition and improvement of the business environment. The participants also considered trade development opportunities taking into account existing EU initiatives and strategies developed jointly with the Governments of Central Asian countries. Following the meeting, a joint statement was adopted.
On the sidelines of the Almaty forum, the delegation of Turkmenistan held separate meetings with Executive Vice-President of the European Commission Valdis Dombrowski, Vice-Chancellor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia for Global Affairs Myart Vollmer and Executive Director of the World Trade Center Pamela Coke-Hamilton.
During the negotiations with European partners, the current state of the partnership and the potential for expanding cooperation in the field of transport infrastructure, green energy, agriculture, and the oil and gas industry were discussed. The parties also considered the possibilities of attracting foreign investment in strategically important sectors of the economy of Turkmenistan.
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