On October 24, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kyrgyz Republic to Turkmenistan Azizbek Madmarov met with the recently appointed Chairman of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan (UIET) Nokerguly Atagulyev.

During the meeting the parties discussed issues of bilateral trade and economic cooperation, using the existing potential, as well as the need to intensify interaction between business circles.

The Ambassador A.Madmarov focused the interlocutor's attention on the agreements of the parties on joint investment projects and their practical implementation and also informed about the upcoming international universal exhibition “Kyrgyzstan EXPO-2023” and invited Turkmen side to take part in it. At the same time, the Ambassador noted the need to expand the commodity nomenclature and formats of bilateral cooperation.

In turn, N.Atagulyev confirming his interest in intensifying joint work, informed the Ambassador about the directions of the Union’s activities and current projects implemented by the entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan, as well as about  the plans and events of the UIET, including the international business forum planned for March 2024 in Ashgabat. The head of the UIET also expressed his readiness to further expand contacts between the business circles of the two countries and his intention to fully contribute to this.

The parties reaffirming their intention to promote cooperation in the economic spheres, expressed  their readiness to maintain regular contacts.