The next meeting of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Russian Commission on Economic Cooperation will be held in early 2024
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The next, 13th meeting of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Russian Commission on Economic Cooperation will be held in Ashgabat at the beginning of 2024. This was reported today on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.
Issues related to preparations for the upcoming meeting were discussed in Moscow at a meeting between Vice-Chairman and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Alexei Overchuk, who are co-chairs of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Russian Commission on Economic Cooperation.
During the meeting, it was emphasized that the upcoming meeting is intended to become an important stage in the development of mutually beneficial trade and economic partnership between the two countries. The interlocutors noted that today Turkmenistan and Russia are searching for new forms and areas of cooperation that meet modern realities, the needs of the two countries and the existing mutual potential. In this context, the importance of improving the legal framework of bilateral economic and commercial relations was stated.
The interlocutors confirmed the constructive working spirit of the relevant departments of the economic bloc of Turkmenistan and Russia to further strengthen and diversify the partnership.
The parties also paid due attention to cooperation in the cultural and humanitarian sphere.
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