President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of Ukraine Pyotr Poroshenko, who arrived in our country on an official visit, held the talks in Ashgabat.
The motorcade of President of Ukraine Pyotr Poroshenko headed from his residence at the Oguzkent Hotel to the Independence Square, where President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov greeted his counterpart.
After the official greeting ceremony had been concluded, the leaders of the two states entered the Ruhiet Palace, where they held the one-to-one talks.
Then the official delegations of Turkmenistan and Ukraine joined the talks.
The Turkmen leader said that the two states were seeking to further collaborate within the major international organisations, particularly within the UN and OSCE, including in such key areas as global energy security and transport cooperation as well as counteraction against modern global threats, such as international terrorism, illicit drug trafficking and transnational organized crime.
Touching upon trade and economic bilateral relations, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov focused on long-term cooperation with Ukrainian companies, which were working in our country on the construction of urban and transport infrastructure and in other sectors of the economy. To date, 29 enterprises with the share of Ukrainian capital have been registered, and over 80 investment projects totally amounted to over US$ 3.5 billion have been completed or are being implemented in Turkmenistan.
Emphasis was placed on the role of the Intergovernmental Commission for economic, cultural and humanitarian cooperation.
The fuel and energy sector was identified as a major sphere for partnership. The Turkmen leader said that Turkmenistan stood ready to increase the exports of fuel and energy products to Ukraine and implement joint cooperative projects in the fuel and energy sector.
The strategic areas for cooperation also include the transport sector.
The Turkmen leader expressed belief that cooperation in the Caspian and Black Sea regions opened up ample opportunities for interaction between Turkmenistan and Ukraine and suggested elaborating joint transport infrastructure proposals and discussing them within the specialized international organisations, in particular in the UN Economic Commission for Europe, in this regard.
Key priorities of bilateral cooperation included the humanitarian sphere and culture.
The talks between the leaders of Turkmenistan and Ukraine in Ashgabat resulted in signing ten bilateral agreements. President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of Ukraine Pyotr Poroshenko adopted the Joint Statement.
The intergovernmental agreements on cooperation in industry and agriculture were concluded.
The interdepartmental documents included the Agreement on Cooperation in tourism between the State Committee for Tourism of Turkmenistan and the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine, the Protocol on the inventory of the legal framework of Turkmen-Ukrainian relations between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
Five documents cover cooperation between higher educational institutions of the two countries. These include the Agreement on Cooperation between the International Oil and Gas University of Turkmenistan and Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas of Ukraine. Turkmen Agricultural University signed the Agreement on Cooperation with the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine and Pyotr Vasilenko Kharkov National Technical University of Agriculture.
The Cooperation Treaty between Turkmen State Institute of Transport and Communications and V. Lazaryan Dnipropetrovsk National University of Railway Transport, the Agreement on joint activities and cooperation between Magtymguly Turkmen State University and Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv were signed.
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The President of Ukraine has left the Ashgabat International Airport today.
The motorcade of President of Ukraine Pyotr Poroshenko headed from his residence at the Oguzkent Hotel to the Independence Square, where President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov greeted his counterpart.
After the official greeting ceremony had been concluded, the leaders of the two states entered the Ruhiet Palace, where they held the one-to-one talks.
Then the official delegations of Turkmenistan and Ukraine joined the talks.
The Turkmen leader said that the two states were seeking to further collaborate within the major international organisations, particularly within the UN and OSCE, including in such key areas as global energy security and transport cooperation as well as counteraction against modern global threats, such as international terrorism, illicit drug trafficking and transnational organized crime.
Touching upon trade and economic bilateral relations, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov focused on long-term cooperation with Ukrainian companies, which were working in our country on the construction of urban and transport infrastructure and in other sectors of the economy. To date, 29 enterprises with the share of Ukrainian capital have been registered, and over 80 investment projects totally amounted to over US$ 3.5 billion have been completed or are being implemented in Turkmenistan.
Emphasis was placed on the role of the Intergovernmental Commission for economic, cultural and humanitarian cooperation.
The fuel and energy sector was identified as a major sphere for partnership. The Turkmen leader said that Turkmenistan stood ready to increase the exports of fuel and energy products to Ukraine and implement joint cooperative projects in the fuel and energy sector.
The strategic areas for cooperation also include the transport sector.
The Turkmen leader expressed belief that cooperation in the Caspian and Black Sea regions opened up ample opportunities for interaction between Turkmenistan and Ukraine and suggested elaborating joint transport infrastructure proposals and discussing them within the specialized international organisations, in particular in the UN Economic Commission for Europe, in this regard.
Key priorities of bilateral cooperation included the humanitarian sphere and culture.
The talks between the leaders of Turkmenistan and Ukraine in Ashgabat resulted in signing ten bilateral agreements. President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of Ukraine Pyotr Poroshenko adopted the Joint Statement.
The intergovernmental agreements on cooperation in industry and agriculture were concluded.
The interdepartmental documents included the Agreement on Cooperation in tourism between the State Committee for Tourism of Turkmenistan and the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine, the Protocol on the inventory of the legal framework of Turkmen-Ukrainian relations between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
Five documents cover cooperation between higher educational institutions of the two countries. These include the Agreement on Cooperation between the International Oil and Gas University of Turkmenistan and Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas of Ukraine. Turkmen Agricultural University signed the Agreement on Cooperation with the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine and Pyotr Vasilenko Kharkov National Technical University of Agriculture.
The Cooperation Treaty between Turkmen State Institute of Transport and Communications and V. Lazaryan Dnipropetrovsk National University of Railway Transport, the Agreement on joint activities and cooperation between Magtymguly Turkmen State University and Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv were signed.
The President of Ukraine has left the Ashgabat International Airport today.