On October 3, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov received the European Union Commissioner for International Cooperation, Ms. Jutta Urpilainen.
Expressing deep gratitude to the head of the Turkmen state for the time devoted to the meeting and the opportunity to discuss in a personal conversation the prospects for the development of the established productive dialogue, the guest took the opportunity to convey warm greetings and best wishes to the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty Hero Arkadag, who made a great personal contribution to strengthening traditional relations between Turkmenistan and the EU countries.
Warmly welcoming the European Commissioner for International Cooperation to the ancient and hospitable Turkmen land, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov wished success to the high-level meeting on the launch of the Trans-Caspian Coordination Platform for Transport Crossings, expressing confidence that the agreements reached will contribute to the further development of cooperation between the European Union and the countries of the Central Asian region.
"Turkmenistan attaches great importance to cooperation with the European Union in the political, diplomatic, trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian spheres," the Head of state noted, noting with satisfaction that in recent years the partnership between our country and the European Union has been developing at a high level.
At the same time, it was emphasized that long–term relations are constantly improving both on a bilateral and multilateral basis, in particular in the Central Asia-European Union format.
During the meeting, an interested exchange of views took place on the current state and priority areas for the development of constructive cooperation, built on a trusting and mutually respectful basis.
It was noted that several projects with the European Union in the field of science and education, ecology, energy and transport corridors are being successfully implemented in our country.
Regarding the creation of new transport corridors, the interlocutors agreed that, taking into account the favorable geographical location of Turkmenistan, the improvement of this system is one of the most important issues of our time.
Emphasizing the role of Turkmenistan as a reliable transport bridge between Asia and Europe, Jutta Urpilainen highly appreciated the active position of our country in expanding multilateral cooperation between the EU and Central Asia in the field of transport.
"As you know, the creation of environmentally friendly, safe, efficient and reliable transport corridors is necessary to support sustainable economic and social development and is extremely important in strengthening international cooperation and trade relations between countries," President Serdar Berdimuhamedov said.
It was noted that in the infusionCurrently, a number of large-scale projects for the development of transportation in the Eurasian space are being gradually implemented in our country.
Together with the countries of the region and reputable international organizations, Turkmenistan is actively developing such promising transport corridors as North–South and East–West. In this regard, the Head of state expressed confidence that these corridors will become a reliable bridge for the development of cooperation and trade and economic ties between the countries of the Eurasian continent.
"We highly appreciate the partnership with the European Union,– the Head of state stressed, expressing the readiness of the Turkmen side to further strengthen fruitful ties.
At the end of the meeting, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov and the EU Commissioner for International Cooperation, Ms. Jutta Urpilainen, exchanged mutual good wishes, expressing confidence in the successful implementation of all planned plans.
Source: State News Agency
