Turkmenistan and Qatar discuss prospects for bilateral cooperation

Turkmenistan's Minister of Trade and External Economic Relations Nazar Agakhanov and Qatar's State Minister for Foreign Trade Ahmad bin Mohammed Al-Sayed discussed prospects for bilateral cooperation on October 26 in Doha, on the sidelines of the 9th World Investment Forum. The Embassy of Turkmenistan in Qatar reported the meeting.

The sides noted positive developments in Turkmen-Qatari relations across various fields and stressed the importance of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Qatari Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation. Agakhanov and Al-Sayed also exchanged views on implementing initiatives in several areas of bilateral cooperation.

The forum runs from October 25 to 27 in Doha under the theme “Investing in the Future”. Organised by Qatar together with the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), it has drawn more than 5,000 participants from over 160 countries, including government representatives, international organisations, business and the investment community, according to the Qatar News Agency (QNA).