The President of Turkmenistan and the President of the EU discussed issues of strengthening bilateral cooperation in New York
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President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, who is on a working visit to New York to participate in the 78th session of the UN General Assembly, met with the President of the European Union Charles Michel, TDH reports.
As Serdar Berdimuhamedov noted, our country attaches great importance to strengthening friendly ties and constructive dialogue with the EU, which is expanding every year, covering new areas of interaction. In this context, the successful cooperation of Turkmenistan with this international structure, both in a bilateral format and within the framework of the “European Union – Central Asia” Dialogue, - as was emphasized.
The European Union is a long-time partner of Turkmenistan in the implementation of a number of specialized projects and programs aimed at solving priority problems of economic and social development of the country, including in the field of legislation, education, information and communication technologies, agriculture and water management, environmental protection, climate change, the head of state emphasized.
It was also noted that currently leading European companies are represented in many sectors of the Turkmen economy – in the oil and gas complex, transport, electricity, construction, communications and communications.
During the conversation, an exchange of views took place on the prospects for further interaction in the context of its key aspects and existing potential.
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