Improving the practice of concluding international agreements on trade and economic cooperation at the bilateral, regional and multilateral levels was discussed during an online seminar with the participation of representatives of the Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan, as well as the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange , The Chamber of Commerce and the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of the country.

The training was organized within the framework of the joint project of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations of Turkmenistan "Strengthening the Trade Potential of Turkmenistan", which is aimed at expanding the competitive potential of the country's economy to mobilize new sources of economic growth and improve the well-being of the people.

International consultants of the British company "Crown Agents" Evgenia Pomerlyan and Vladimir Trofimchuk acquainted the participants with the practice of using existing instruments for the development of trade and economic cooperation, prepared recommendations for improving the practice of concluding international agreements in this area.

Bringing the system of work with contracts to a centralized one, regulation and standardization of the procedure for agreeing and signing contracts will increase the efficiency of contract work and minimize risks.

Ayjahan Ataballyeva