President Of Turkmenistan Arrives In Kazakhstan
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, August 9. President of
Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov has arrived in Astana to
participate in the VI Consultative Meeting of Central Asian Heads
of State, Trend
reports via the Kazakh prime minister's press service.
The Turkmen president was welcomed by Kazakhstan's Prime
Minister, Olzhas Bektenov.
“Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan are steadily expanding their trade
and economic cooperation across the entire spectrum of interaction.
Over the past five years, trade volume between the two countries
has increased fourfold and grew by 28 percent in the last year
alone. The trade turnover for the first six months of this year
amounted to $237.2 million,” the press service said.
The press service pointed out that promising areas for expanding
cooperation include the gas industry and the transit-transport
sector, where large projects for the reconstruction and
construction of highways are underway.
These projects include the construction of a new road Kazakhstan
Border – Garabogaz – Turkmenbashi spanning 225 km and a new bridge
over the Garabogazgol Bay.
Additionally, a project is being developed for the
reconstruction of a section of the road Zhanaozen – Turkmenistan
Border with a length of 165 km.
To note, the sixth Consultative Meeting of Central Asian Heads
of State will be held in Astana on August 9. High-level discussions
will cover current issues of multilateral cooperation and prospects
for regional interaction.
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