Russia and Turkmenistan discussed issues of bilateral cooperation in the fields of energy, transport, state cadastre and cartography, healthcare, education, engineering geology and regional cooperation.
The sectoral negotiations took place in Ashgabat, within the framework of the meeting of the co-chairs of the Intergovernmental Russian-Turkmen Commission on Economic Cooperation. The Russian delegation was headed by the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Alexey Overchuk, Turkmen — Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov.
The content and organization of the event is provided by the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation. The Deputy Minister of Economic Development of Russia coordinates this direction in the Ministry Dmitry Volvach.
During the meeting, the Co-Chairs summed up the results of the negotiations, noting the positive dynamics of mutual trade, and also discussed further steps to implement promising areas of cooperation.
"The trade turnover between Russia and Turkmenistan increased by 47.9% in 8 months of 2024 compared to the same period last year,— Dmitry Volvach stressed. — From Supplies of agricultural products, metals and products made from them have increased in Russia, while supplies of textiles, food products and agricultural raw materials have increased from Turkmenistan."
To maintain high growth rates of mutual trade turnover Dmitry Volvach invited the Turkmen side to join the agreement on duty-free trade in services in the CIS, which was signed in 2023 and entered into force in 2024 for all member countries of the association.
At the meeting, the parties discussed issues of cooperation in the field of education — the implementation of the project for the construction of a new academic building of the joint Russian-Turkmen secondary school named after A. S. Pushkin in Ashgabat.
"We see that Russian higher education is in high demand in Turkmenistan — about 40 thousand citizens of the country study at Russian universities, while their number is constantly growing every year," he noted Dmitry Volvach.
The Turkmen side confirmed its interest in intensifying work on the opening of a joint Russian-Turkmen university. The parties paid special attention to the prospects for the development of logistics infrastructure in the Caspian Sea and the implementation of Russian-Turkmen projects.
"Russian companies are extremely interested in implementing promising projects in the field of e—commerce and transport, in opening direct flights between the cities of Astrakhan and Turkmenbashi, as well as in organizing cruise services on the Caspian Sea with the opportunity for tourists to visit the seaports of the Caspian states, including Turkmenistan," he concluded Dmitry Volvach.
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