BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 5. Turkmenistan and Italy discussed prospects for expanding bilateral cooperation.
This was reflected in a press release published by the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Pakistan following a meeting between Turkmen Ambassador to Pakistan Atadjan Movlamov and Italy's Ambassador-designate to Pakistan Ugo Ciarlatani.
"The two ambassadors exchanged views on the current state and future prospects of Turkmen-Italian relations, reaffirming their shared interest in further strengthening bilateral cooperation across a range of areas of mutual interest," the press release said.
According to the embassy, the meeting also covered cooperation within the diplomatic corps in Islamabad, including interaction among diplomatic missions and engagement with Pakistani government institutions and the business community.
The diplomats reaffirmed their commitment to maintaining regular dialogue and promoting friendly relations between Turkmenistan and Italy while expressing readiness to deepen professional cooperation, the statement added.
Italy has long been one of Turkmenistan's most important economic partners in Europe, with cooperation centered on energy, manufacturing and industrial technologies. Italian energy company Eni has operated in western Turkmenistan since 2008 under a production-sharing agreement, while companies including Maire Tecnimont, Danieli, Bonatti, Leonardo and Pietro Fiorentini have participated in discussions and projects related to petrochemicals, engineering, transport and industrial modernization.
Bilateral economic ties have also been supported through regular business forums and high-level political dialogue. During President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov's visit to Italy in 2019, the two countries held a business forum in Milan that resulted in numerous agreements covering energy, transport, textiles, banking, healthcare and education. More recently, Italy and Turkmenistan have continued to identify energy, transport, agriculture, water management and investment cooperation as priority areas under both bilateral consultations and the Central Asia-Italy dialogue format.
