BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 19. Turkmenistan and
Slovakia discussed measures to strengthen business contacts and
expand bilateral trade cooperation.
This was reflected in a press release published by the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan following talks between Deputy
Foreign Minister Ahmet Gurbanov, Slovak State Secretary of the
Ministry of Economy Vladimir Šimoňák and Slovak Ambassador to
Turkmenistan Viktor Borecky.
"Particular attention was paid to intensifying contacts between
business circles, organizing business missions and participation of
Slovak companies in exhibitions and forums in Turkmenistan," the
ministry said.
In this context, the parties reviewed prospects for expanding
cooperation in transport, energy, information technologies and
agriculture, among other sectors, the report says.
The press release noted that the sides also discussed
opportunities to broaden cooperation in the humanitarian
sphere.
According to the ministry, education and culture were among the
areas identified for further interaction between the two
countries.
To note, the first meeting of the Turkmen-Slovak Joint
Commission on Economic Cooperation was held in Ashgabat on June 17.
The sides discussed the current state of bilateral trade and
economic relations, as well as prospects for cooperation in various
economic sectors. Particular attention was paid to trade, economic,
and fuel and energy sectors, construction, transportation,
communications and information technology, agriculture, and
environmental protection.
