On 28 September 2023, the National Leader of the Turkmen people and Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov left Ashgabat for Berlin at the head of the Turkmen delegation to participate in the Germany-Central Asia summit, to be held on Friday, 29 September 2023, according to Turkmen state TV channels.
Before his departure to Berlin, Arkadag Berdimuhamedov held an extended meeting with the participation of government. The meeting was attended by Deputy Chairmen of the Cabinet of Ministers, heads of ministries and sectoral departments, representatives of the country’s business sector, as well as the media.
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov made a report on the visit.
Commenting on the report, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov stressed the interest in further development of mutually beneficial bilateral relations with Germany.
Turkmenistan and Germany demonstrate mutual commitment to traditional long-term cooperation covering a wide range of areas, in particular, in the fields of high technology, industry, transport and agriculture.
Turkmenistan highly appreciates the intergovernmental ties established with Germany in recent years and attaches great importance to their development in priority areas, Arkadag said.
He also noted that there are great opportunities for actively expanding cooperation in various fields, especially in political, diplomatic, trade, economic, business, cultural and humanitarian spheres, based on the principles of mutual respect, equality and trust.
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On 29 September Federal President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier will meet with President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, and National Leader of the Turkmen people Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.
On the same day, the leaders of the Central Asian countries will also meet with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. ///nCa, 28 September 2023
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