(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 11. Latvia is interested
in developing mutually beneficial bilateral cooperation with
Turkmenistan, a source in the Ministry of Economics of Latvia told
Trend .
"Central Asia, including Turkmenistan, is one of the priorities
of Latvia's development cooperation policy. There is potential to
cooperate with Turkmenistan in the framework of regional Central
Asian projects," the source said.
The representative of the Ministry noted that although Latvia's
foreign trade turnover with Turkmenistan in 2022 is small, it is
possible to observe more and more growth trends in 2023.
"In order to promote economic relations between the two
countries, the Latvia-Turkmenistan Intergovernmental Commission on
economic, industrial, and scientific-technical cooperation issues
has been established, which is an important tool for the
development of cooperation in economic and other sectors. It is
important to activate the work of the Entrepreneurs' Business
Cooperation Council, which can serve as an important additional
tool in promoting cooperation between business contacts and
merchants," the source stressed.
Furthermore, the ministry said that an active, high-level
dialogue and regular exchange of visits between Latvia and Central
Asia took place in 2023.
"In the scope of the bilateral Working Group between the
Republic of Latvia and Central Asian countries, including
Turkmenistan, a joint communiqué was signed in Riga on June 12,
2023. Latvia and Turkmenistan agreed to strengthen their trade ties
and emphasize the importance of transport and logistics in ensuring
international trade and connectivity between the countries," the
representative added.
Meanwhile, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan
Ahmet Gurbanov recently met with Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Latvia to Turkmenistan (with
residence in Tashkent) Reinis Trokša.
During the talks, the parties reviewed the current state and
prospects for further development of cooperation between
Turkmenistan and Latvia in the political, trade, economic,
cultural, and humanitarian fields, as well as exchanged views on a
number of topical issues on the international agenda.
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