BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 16. Turkmen Foreign
Minister Rashid Meredov and Lee Dal-gon, chairman of South Korea's
Committee on Shared Growth, discussed expanding bilateral business
ties.
This was announced in a statement published by the Turkmen MFA
on September 16, following the Turkmen-Korean high-level business
forum.
According to the Ministry, in the course of the meeting, the
sides discussed prospects for further developing social and
economic cooperation between Turkmenistan and South Korea.
"The parties also considered opportunities to expand business
ties and establish new contacts between business communities of the
two countries," the Ministry said in a statement.
Meanwhile, a Turkmen delegation led by President Serdar
Berdimuhamedov is visiting South Korea and taking part in the first
Central Asia-Republic of Korea Summit in Seoul on September 16-17.
The summit brings together the leaders of South Korea and the five
Central Asian countries - Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan,
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan - marking the first elevation of the
Korea-Central Asia dialogue to the leaders’ level. Seoul has said
the summit is intended to deepen regional cooperation and produce
practical results for the participating countries.
For Turkmenistan, the summit is taking place alongside a state
visit and bilateral negotiations between President Serdar
Berdimuhamedov and the South Korean leadership. During South Korean
President Yoon Suk Yeol's state visit to Turkmenistan in June 2024,
the two countries signed a memorandum aimed at strengthening
cooperation in areas including the economy and investment, culture,
education, communications and human exchanges. Turkmenistan also
expressed support for Seoul's K-Silk Road initiative, which South
Korea presented as its comprehensive strategy for expanding
cooperation with the five Central Asian countries.
The current summit and state visit are taking place against the
backdrop of Seoul's efforts to elevate its cooperation with Central
Asia to the leaders' level.
