Working visit of the Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan to the UAE

On January 4, 2024, the working visit of the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to the United Arab Emirates began.

At the Abu Dhabi International Airport, the National Leader of the Turkmen people was met by the UAE Minister of Energy Suhail Al Mazroui and other officials.

As part of the working visit of the Chairman, Halk Maslahaty held a meeting with the representative of the UAE President for Affairs with Turkmenistan Mohamed Saeed Mohamed Al-Ariki, who emphasized the interest of the Emirati side in establishing close, mutually beneficial cooperation with Turkmenistan.

It was noted that the large-scale transformations being carried out in the country, primarily to reform and diversify the national economy, have provided Turkmenistan with consistently high rates of socio-economic growth.

It was emphasized that Turkmenistan is always open to constructive interaction with all interested partners - both with foreign countries and individual companies with positive experience and innovative developments.

Trade and economic, banking and financial, fuel and energy sectors and the transport and communications sector were named among the priority vectors of Turkmen-Emirati cooperation.

In the afternoon, a meeting was held between Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the Al Shatieh Presidential Palace.

During the meeting, the President of the UAE noted with satisfaction the productive nature of many years of interstate cooperation, which has great potential for further diversification in all areas. At the same time, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan emphasized the significant contribution of Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to strengthening relations between the two countries.

The National Leader of the Turkmen people conveyed warm words of greetings and good wishes from President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, and also congratulated Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on the successful holding of the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP-28) in Dubai.