BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 4
By Jeila Aliyeva - Trend:
The fuel and energy, the industrial sectors, light industry and a number of other industries were named as priority areas of cooperation between Turkmenistan and Italy, Trend reports with reference to Turkmenistan’s State News Agency.
The directions were named during a meeting between President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Italy to Turkmenistan Luciano Galli.
During the meeting, the Italian side expressed its interest in developing cooperation with Turkmenistan. Thus, for the implementation of the reached agreements, as well as for the practical realization of the potential of cooperation, the ongoing joint work on the preparation of the "Road map" of cooperation is seen as promising.
The countries have the potential to increase and diversify ties in the trade and economic sphere. The parties also noted the constructive nature of the partnership between the countries in the format of the UN and other international organizations.
The humanitarian and cultural spheres are also an important aspect of cooperation between the countries. As an example, many years of joint work of Russian and Italian scientists-archaeologists on historical and cultural monuments located on the territory of Turkmenistan are given.
The two countries effectively interact in many economic spheres. Italian companies such multifaceted assistance as ENI, Valvitalia, Pietro Fiorentini S.p.a., ProBusiness S.r.l, ETD European Technology Development S.r.l, Geieeurasiamed, Comair S.p.A., Chimec S.p.A., Maschio Gaspardo, Marzoli, Helicopters Italia Srl Unipersonale currently operate in Turkmenistan.
Sixteen enterprises with Italian capital and 22 projects worth about $13 million of investments from Italy have been registered in Turkmenistan. Turkmenistan and Italy established diplomatic relations on June 9, 1992.
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