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Turkmenistan|politics|November 21, 2022 / 02:08 PM
Delegation of Turkmenistan participates in EU-Central Asia connectivity conference

AKIPRESS.COM - The delegation of Turkmenistan headed by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Vepa Hajyiev took part in the European Union-Central Asia Connectivity Conference: Global Gateway for Sustainable Development on November 18 in Samarkand. It was also attended by government delegations of Central Asian states and the leadership of European political and financial institutions, the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan reported.

The purpose of the conference was to develop intra- and inter-regional dialogue to achieve sustainable connectivity in accordance with the European Global Gateway strategy, which was launched on December 1, 2021, as well as to present Team Europe cooperation initiatives in Central Asia.

During the conference, the participants discussed issues related to sustainable connectivity, creating opportunities for expanding and deepening interregional ties in the areas of digitalization, strengthening transport routes, water-energy and environmental protection.

The delegations also discussed topical issues of cooperation in the areas of diversification of transport routes, digitalization, as well as green energy development.

The work of the Conference continued in the course of three thematic panel sessions, where experts discussed in detail the possibilities and ways to strengthen the connectivity between Central Asia and the European Union.

Hajyiev noted in his speech that digitalization is one of the priority areas of development policy in Turkmenistan.

Turkmenistan is aiming to implement projects on the use of digitalization to facilitate and increase regional trade and transit, rational use of water resources, as well as projects to increase human potential in the field of digitalization, including in cybersecurity.

V. Hajyiev met with Vice-President of the European Commission, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell on the sidelines of the EU-Central Asia Connectivity Conference.

During the meeting, the importance of bilateral and regional cooperation and the implementation of the transformative power of the green and digital agenda to increase the benefits for the regions were discussed.

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