On October 19, in the city of Chengdu of province Sichuan - one of the largest business centres of China – a solemn opening of the IV forum of cooperation of the People’s Republic of China and countries of Central Asia in work of which on the instructions of President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov a delegation of Turkmenistan takes part, also took place. Among participants of the meeting are representatives of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Shanghai Organization of Cooperation and as observers - delegations of Belarus and Azerbaijan. In the representative forum, organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China and administration of province Sichuan, members of the government of the People’s Republic of China, representatives of ministries and business circles, governors, mayors participated. The structure of Turkmen delegation included representatives of the Ministry of Economy and Development, members of the Peking branch of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs and mass-media. In the meeting it was especially underlined that Turkmenistan, considers the People’s Republic of China as its strategic partner. Bright symbol of mutually advantageous partnership is successful realisation of the gas pipeline Turkmenistan-China, which nowadays provides delivery of Turkmen «blue fuel» to the People’s Republic of China on long term basis. Participants of the forum with great interest received the message on the opening of ample opportunities for enhancement of Turkmen-Chinese cooperation in transport transit sphere. The gathered was informed that Turkmenistan is on the threshold of the important event of continental value – the commissioning of the first stage of the Asian international railway transport corridor – the site Atamyrat-Imamnazar (Turkmenistan)-Akina (Islamic Republic of Afghanistan). The impressive potential for cooperation is available between the National space agency at the President of Turkmenistan and the Chinese national space management. In Sichuan is located one of the space centres - Sichan from which more than hundred space crafts and satellites were launched. Within the forum the presentation of tourist potential of our country took also place. Participants of the meeting expressed confidence that the exchange of opinions there will become an important step on the way of activization of partnership.