The 12th meeting of the Joint Turkmen-Austrian Commission was held on June 5 in Vienna. More than 70 representatives of government and business circles of both countries took part in the meeting, reports the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.
Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan Mergen Gurdov chaired the meeting on behalf of the Turkmen side.
The parties discussed prospects for increasing cooperation in such areas as innovative technologies in industry, energy, renewable energy sources, environmental projects, waste management, construction, transport infrastructure, services, healthcare, pharmaceutical industry, agriculture and agricultural processing.
The meeting participants expressed confidence that the new agreements reached during the current meeting will contribute to the further development of a mutually beneficial partnership.
Within the framework of the work of the commission, round tables and bilateral meetings were also held between the heads of various organizations and departments of the two countries. In addition, following meetings between representatives of Austrian companies and members of the business community of Turkmenistan, a package of bilateral partnership documents was signed.
Following the meeting, a corresponding protocol was signed, the source notes.
