Today, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, who is on a working visit to New York to participate in the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, met with the President of the European Council, Charles Michel.

As the head of state noted, our country attaches great importance to strengthening friendly ties and constructive dialogue with the EU, which is expanding every year, covering new areas of interaction.

In this context, it was emphasized the successful cooperation of Turkmenistan with this international structure, both in a bilateral format and within the framework of the European Union – Central Asia Dialogue.

The European Union is a long-time partner of Turkmenistan in the implementation of a number of specialized projects and programs aimed at solving the priority tasks of further economic and social development of our country, including in the field of legislation, education, information and communication technologies, agriculture and water management, environmental protection, change climate, the head of state highlighted.

At the same time, it was noted that currently leading European companies are represented in many sectors of the Turkmen economy – in the oil and gas complex, transport, electricity, construction, communications and Mass Media.

During the talk, sides exchanged views on the prospects for further interaction in the context of its key aspects and the existing diverse potential.