Today, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov received the EU Special Representative for Central Asia, Terhi Hakala, who arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit, Watan Program of the State Television reported.
During the meeting, the parties stated the already implemented projects in the field of legislation, education, development of information and communication technologies, agriculture and water management, assistance in the implementation of international conventions on environmental protection, climate change and others, as well as exchanged views on the prospects for cooperation Turkmenistan - EU in key areas.
The head of the Turkmen state and his guest also stressed the importance of humanitarian and cultural cooperation, where a solid experience of joint work has already been accumulated, establishing a good basis for further enhancing traditional ties.
The EU Delegation to Turkmenistan opened in 2019.
Currently, bilateral cooperation is developing within the framework of such mechanisms as the European Union-Turkmenistan Joint Committee, Inter-Parliamentary Dialogue, Human Rights Dialogue, Consultative Meetings between the Foreign Ministries and in certain areas of cooperation.
In addition, Turkmenistan and the European Union cooperate at the regional level, including within the framework of the Dialogue "European Union-Central Asia".
