BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 10. Turkmenistan and
Georgia discussed prospects for expanding bilateral trade,
investment and economic cooperation, Trend reports via the Turkmen MFA.
The talks were held during a meeting in Tbilisi between Georgian
Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Tamar
Ioseliani, Director General of Georgian Railway, Lasha Abashidze,
Head of the Department of Trade Development and International
Economic Relations at the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable
Development, Givi Zedelashvili, and Turkmen Ambassador to Georgia
Dovletmyrat Seyitmammedov.
Particular attention was paid to opportunities to increase trade
turnover and attract investment, as well as the further development
of Turkmen-Georgian economic ties and strengthening practical
cooperation between the two countries.
The meeting comes a month after Georgian Minister of Economy and
Sustainable Development Mariam Kvrivishvili visited Ashgabat for
the fifth session of the Turkmen-Georgian Intergovernmental
Commission on Economic Cooperation. During the visit, she was
received by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, who highlighted the
importance of transport and logistics cooperation, including the
Caspian Sea-Black Sea corridor, the Lapis Lazuli route and the
Green Port initiative.
Kvrivishvili also held talks with Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet
of Ministers Nokerguly Atagulyev and co-chaired the
intergovernmental commission meeting. The Georgian side emphasized
the country's role as a gateway to Black Sea ports and European
markets, while both sides discussed expanding trade, attracting
investment and increasing cargo flows along the Middle Corridor
connecting Asia and Europe.
As a result, the sides signed a final protocol outlining further
cooperation in transport, logistics, energy, trade and investment,
with particular focus on the Middle Corridor and Caspian-Black Sea
connectivity.
