During the regular meeting of the Government Commission to study issues related to Turkmenistan's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), a consultation meeting was held jointly with the UN Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) under the WTO Agreement on Trade Facilitation, according to the website of the Turkmen Foreign Ministry.

The meeting was attended by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Vepa Hadjiyev, heads and representatives of a number of relevant ministries and departments of the country, representatives of the WTO Secretariat, the UNECE, the UN Permanent Coordinator in Turkmenistan, the Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the WTO, as well as independent experts.

The participants of the meeting noted the active dynamics of Turkmenistan's partnership with the WTO, the ultimate goal of which is the country's becoming a full member in this Organization.

As it is known, in July 2020, Turkmenistan received the observer status in the WTO, and in February of this year, during a regular meeting of the WTO General Council, a decision was made to grant Turkmenistan the status of an acceding country ("active observer") to the WTO.

During the meeting, the timeliness of the joint steps to implement the Action Plan for the development of a Memorandum on the Foreign Trade regime of Turkmenistan that was prepared as a part of the technical assistance and support of the Asian Development Bank, was emphasized.