Turkmenistan outlines priority areas of cooperation at the 17th ECO summit
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A delegation from Turkmenistan headed by Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov took part in the 17th summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) “A New Vision for ECO for a Sustainable and Climate-Resilient Future”, which was held on July 4 in Khankendi, Azerbaijan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan reports (https://www.mfa.gov.tm/ru/news/5383).
During the event, it was noted that the summit became a high-level platform for strengthening multilateral cooperation, coordinating efforts and developing agreed decisions aimed at ensuring sustainable, inclusive and balanced development.
The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, speaking at the summit, emphasized the importance of adopting a new program document, which is designed to define the goals and priorities of economic cooperation of the ECO member countries until 2035.
Turkmenistan reaffirmed its commitment to the principles of multilateral cooperation within the ECO, highlighting priority areas such as the creation of effective logistics routes, diversification of energy supply routes, development of "green" energy, elimination of barriers to trade development, attraction of investments and development of cooperation in the field of modern technologies and innovations, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
In this context, it was proposed to consider the possibility of creating a mechanism for coordinating the energy policy of the ECO member states to ensure reliable supplies of energy resources and strengthen the energy security of the region.
In order to further develop the transport and transit potential of the ECO, it was proposed to carry out work on further integration of transport and logistics systems.
It was also noted that it would be expedient to intensify direct contacts between business circles, including through the use of cooperation opportunities between chambers of commerce and industry.
The participants of the event noted that the results of the Summit will contribute to further deepening mutually beneficial cooperation between the ECO member states.
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