On September 16, a briefing was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan on the results of the Turkmenistan Investment Forum (TIF 2024), which was held on September 10-11 in Ashgabat.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, the briefing was attended by the leadership and representatives of the relevant ministries and departments of Turkmenistan, the Academy of Sciences, heads and employees of diplomatic missions and representative offices of international organizations accredited in Turkmenistan, local and foreign media.

In his speech, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov noted the effectiveness of the Turkmenistan Investment Forum-2024, which brought together representatives of government agencies, international organizations, financial institutions, as well as dozens of local and foreign companies.

Particular attention at the briefing was paid to the events held along with the Investment Forum, namely the ceremonies of laying and launching important energy, transport, and communications infrastructure projects with the participation of Turkmenistan and Afghanistan, which took place with the participation of the President of Turkmenistan, as well as the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.

During the briefing, the floor was taken by the Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of India and the People’s Republic of China to Turkmenistan, a representative of the Embassy of Afghanistan in Turkmenistan, as well as heads of international organizations and financial institutions.

Noting that these steps taken by Turkmenistan are aimed not only at further socio-economic development of the country, but also the region and the world as a whole, foreign speakers emphasized that this is an important link in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.