Turkmen delegation starts visit to Turkey

Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, June 4 / Trend H. Hasanov / Turkmen Minister of Economy and Development Bashimmurad Khodjamammedov will pay a working visit to Istanbul (Turkey) on June 4-6, the Turkmen official source said today. He plans to attend the World Economic Forum on Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia. There is a positive dynamics of mutual trade turnover between Turkmenistan and Turkey in 2011 compared to 2010. It increased by 25 percent. Turkmenistan mainly exports textile products, goods of fuel-energy, chemical and agricultural industries. Metal and its products, household goods, hardware, building materials, goods of electrical, chemical and light industries, food, vehicles, medicaments, etc. are obtained from Turkey. Turkish companies master more than 1,270 investment projects. More than 1,200 projects are worth over $ 15 billion, 26 projects worth over 2 billion euro and 26 projects worth over 56 billion manat and other projects. Ankara expresses interest in the delivery of Caspian energy resources to Europe through the Caspian Sea and Turkey. Ashgabat also wants to involve Turkish companies to construct Avaza resort in the Caspian Sea. Do you have any feedback? Contact our journalist at agency@trend.az