The Embassy of Turkmenistan in Ukraine, held a meeting with students of the Kyiv Trade and Economic University - future specialists in the field of economic diplomacy.
During the meeting, organized on March 15 jointly with the Ukrainian National Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC Ukraine), the topics of foreign policy and economic development of Turkmenistan, the current state of bilateral trade and economic cooperation and promising areas of interaction between entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan and Ukraine were discussed.
Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Ukraine Toily Atayev welcomed the students who chose the extremely interesting specialty “economic diplomacy”, which is an effective mechanism for managing global processes, building national interests in the general context of ensuring sustainable development of the regional and global economy.
Ambassador Atayev introduced students to general information about Turkmenistan, a country in the Central Asian region with a developing economy and industry, spoke about the main national holidays, the history of acquiring neutral status, focusing on the “model of the Turkmen economy” as a result of the effect of permanent neutrality status to attract global investors to Turkmenistan.
The diplomat dwelled on the stages of development and achievements of the country in the fields of economics, fuel and energy complex, transport, social sphere, international politics, cooperation with the UN, UNESCO and other international organizations. In the context of what was said about the goals of sustainable development, the Ambassador drew the attention of young people to the trend of increasing influence in the world of countries with economies in transition, which have great demographic, scientific, production and resource potential, thanks to which, along with other factors, they are given a greater role as providers of political, social and humanitarian development.
The influence of countries with economies in transition on world processes was discussed in detail in the speech of the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslakhaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov at the third Antalya Diplomatic Forum, held in March 2024 in Turkey.
A separate topic was the initiatives of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov in the field of ecology and environmental protection, in particular the accession of Turkmenistan to the Global Methane Commitment, which was announced at the 28th Conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention in Dubai.
Ambassador Ataev touched upon all areas of cooperation between Turkmenistan and Ukraine, noting that the level of trade turnover is gradually increasing and the demand for supplies of various products is growing.
The cultural sphere of cooperation is especially relevant this year, because in Turkmenistan, like in many other countries, including Ukraine, the 300th anniversary of the outstanding Turkmen poet-thinker Magtymguly Fragi is celebrated. The photo exhibition presented to the students was devoted to the topic of Turkmen culture, architecture and history, which aroused keen interest in the national heritage of the Turkmen people.
The event continued in a question-and-answer format. Students and their leaders were interested in processes in foreign policy, economics, the place of religion in the context of state development, sports diplomacy, and asked about the prospects for partnerships with Ukraine.
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