The President of Turkmenistan proposed creating an Energy Dialogue of Central Asian countries
At the fifth Consultative Meeting of the Heads of State of Central Asia in Dushanbe, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov proposed to create a new form of five-way interaction - the Energy Dialogue of Central Asian countries - Turkmenistan Today reports.
In his speech at the summit, he noted that energy is a key component of the economy of the Central Asian states. Today in the region there is a process of formation of political, legal and economic conditions for a sustainable energy partnership, focused both on meeting intraregional demand and on accessing world markets through international transit corridors, the president said.
Turkmenistan is ready to supply its natural gas and electricity to the countries of Central Asia and through their territories to foreign markets on mutually beneficial terms. In this regard, the head of state emphasized that he considers it possible to consider this proposal from the point of view of establishing long-term cooperation between our countries.
“In this regard, it seems appropriate to create a new form of five–sided interaction – the Energy Dialogue of Central Asian Countries,” – the President of Turkmenistan said.
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