BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 14
By Jeila Aliyeva - Trend:
Turkmenistan will increase and diversify mutual trade turnover, as well as implement major joint projects with the US, Trend reports with reference to Turkmenistan’s State News Agency.
The corresponding instruction was given by President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.
The above-mentioned goals will be achieved by giving a new impetus to the activities of the US-Turkmenistan Business Council.
Over 12 years of work, the above-mentioned council has become a mechanism for bilateral partnership, as well as an effective tool for establishing, developing and strengthening relations between business structures of Turkmenistan and the US.
The US is one of the important trade, economic and foreign policy partners of Turkmenistan, with which cooperation is carried out in the field of regional security, combating serious threats and challenges, as well as in other areas.
In recent years, the US has taken a course towards rapprochement with Turkmenistan. Political consultations have become regular.
Cooperation continues in such areas as the supply of agricultural machinery, modernization of the technical fleet of civil aviation in Turkmenistan, and import of electric power equipment.
In addition, the US administration supports regional gas pipeline projects of Turkmenistan, such as Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India Pipeline (TAPI) and Trans-Caspian International Transport Route.
Diplomatic relations between Turkmenistan and the US were established on February 19, 1992.
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