The state and prospects of the Turkmen-Austrian partnership were discussed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Federal Minister for European and Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Austria Alexander Schallenberg during a meeting held on Thursday in the format of a videoconference. This is reported by the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.
The Turkmen side proposed specific steps to develop cooperation in the trade and economic direction. The activities of the Turkmen-Austrian joint commission, as well as close contacts between business circles, were especially noted.
Promising areas of partnership are the industrial sector, renewable energy, transport, technology and other key sectors of the economy.
The importance of visits at the highest and high levels in expanding the areas of bilateral cooperation was emphasized. The parties also noted the need to continue and intensify contacts between the foreign ministries of the two countries.
