THE ROUND TABLE FOR DISCUSSIONS DEDICATED TO THE COOPERATION OF TURKMENISTAN WITH ECONOMIC COOPERATION ORGANIZATION

On the 30th of June, 2021 in the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan there was held a round table for discussions with the participation of the heads of the relevant ministries, and the delegation of Economic Cooperation Organization, which arrived to Ashgabat on a working visit.

The meeting was also attended by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Secretary General of the Economic Cooperation Organization Hadi Soleimanpour.

The meeting was timed to consider priority issues of the cooperation of Turkmenistan with ECO in which Turkmenistan is the Chair this year.

The parties discussed wide range of issues related to the organization of the events on a platform of the ECO with the aim of comprehensive realization of the “Concepts of Chairmanship of Turkmenistan in this organization in 2021”.

Hence, parties have exchanged ideas, visions regarding the preparation of the 15th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization on the 28th of November this year in Ashgabat. The organizational moments and protocol issues were discussed, including the pace of preparation of the drafts of the Agenda, Program, and Summary Document of the given Forum.

The parties have also discussed the organization of the upcoming meeting of the Regional Planning Council under the chairmanship of Turkmenistan.

In this context the parties have highlighted the importance of the activation of mutual work on comprehensive realization of the “ECO Vision 2025”.