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On 14 April, delegations led by Rashid Meredov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and John Pommersheim, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, attended an annual political consultation in Ashgabat. The meeting focused on the current state and prospects for the development of Turkmen-American relations in political, trade, economic, ecology, culture, education, and humanitarian sectors. According to the Turkmen Foreign Ministry, both parties confirmed their commitment to cultural and educational programs, through monthly meetings, and approved a joint road map in the field of education. The American delegation welcomed Turkmenistan's accession to the Global Methane Commitment which underlines both countries’ determination to resolve environmental problems and create sustainable socio-economic development. The parties welcomed the establishment of inter-parliamentary cooperation as essential for maintaining contacts and coordinated approaches to resolving pressing issues.
A group of managers from Turkmenistan's Balkan Shipyard visited the Netherlands recently, and held a number of meetings with local shipbuilding companies, the Turkmen company reported. Balkan Shipyard is interested in constructing dredgers -- boats or barges fitted with special machines that are used to deepen existing harbors, rivers, and canals -- in Turkmenistan, as well as providing their staff with further training. The shipyard's managers discussed the production of an electric dredger with the managements of three Dutch companies: De Klopp BV, Royal IHC and Damen Shipyards Group. As a result of these meetings, Balkan Shipyard has announced that the CSD 650 dredger will be built at a shipyard in Turkmenistan, supervised by engineers from Damen. In October 2023 managers from the state agency Turkmendeňizderýaýollary (Turkmen Sea and River Roads) discussed with Damen Shipyards Group the possibility of building a dredger at a factory in Turkmenistan. Additionally, Korea’s Koryo Shipbuilding Industry Technology Co., Ltd. has reportedly transferred some proprietary construction technologies to Balkan Shipyard, which will increase the capacity of the Turkmen factory from four to five vessels per year.
Afghanistan's Ministry of Industry and Trade has announced that it intends to hold an exhibition of its export goods in Turkmenistan, according to a bulletin from Turkmenistan's Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs. To increase exports and international trade, the Afghan ministry intends to host over 30 exhibitions both domestically and internationally in the coming months. After the previous exhibition of their products held on March 4-6 of this year, Afghan manufacturers signed a number of contracts with Turkmen companies. Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, chairman of the Halk Maslahaty (People’s Council) of Turkmenistan, ordered 100,000 cubic meters of marble from Afghanistan, to be used in the construction of buildings in the city of Arkadag. Turkmenistan also will buy 50,000 tons of iron and 6,000 tons of steel beams.
The resolution “2025: International Year of Peace and Trust” was unanimously adopted at the 63rd plenary session of United Nations General Assembly's 78th session -- a resolution that was put forth by the delegation from Turkmenistan. The resolution was suggested to increase trust between nations, and encourage disputes to be settled peacefully through diplomatic channels. Eighty-six members of the organization voted to accept the resolution.
A Turkmen delegation led by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Rashid Meredov visited Italy on March 20th for negotiations with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy Antonio Tajani. The foreign ministers discussed bilateral relations in political, diplomatic, trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian sectors. The Turkmen Foreign Minister also held talks with the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Infrastructure and Transport of Italy, Matteo Salvini and top representatives of the Italian transport sector. The parties discussed expanding cooperation in the field of railway and maritime transport, and signed a Memorandum of Cooperation between the ports of Turkmenbashy (Turkmenistan) and Naples (Italy).
A roundtable discussion called Turkmenistan and the European Union: Towards a New Economic Partnership took place in Brussels, Belgium on Monday. The event featured business meetings between Turkmen representatives and members of EU business circles. Turkmenistan’s minister of foreign affairs, Rashid Meredov, held meetings with the leaders of the Walloon Export and Investment Agency, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and the vice-presidents of Picanol and Philips. The director of the country's Transport and Communications Agency Mammetkhan Chakiyev met with the management of Cargolux, Exagon Global BV, Royal IHC, and the Dredging, Environmental and Marine Engineering NV (DEME Group), in addition to executives from the Port of Antwerp. The parties talked about Turkmenistan's production of equipment logistics, digitalization, industrial technologies, and service centers. Discussions touched upon prospective projects and investment activities.
