Serdar Berdimuhamedov addresses 13th Organization of Turkic States summit in Ankara

Turkmenistan's President Serdar Berdimuhamedov addressed the 13th summit of the Organization of Turkic States in Ankara. He thanked Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for the invitation and hospitality, and congratulated him and the Turkish people on Turkey's Republic Day, which coincided with the meeting.

In his speech, Berdimuhamedov called for deeper cooperation in energy, transport, industry, agriculture, construction and other sectors. He stressed the need to increase the capacity of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route, and said Turkmenistan was ready to develop the infrastructure of the Turkmenbashi International Sea Port for that purpose.

He also said Turkmenistan had proposed, at UN level, regional centres in Ashgabat on climate change technologies and combating desertification. Berdimuhamedov noted that the UN General Assembly had adopted a resolution, on Turkmenistan's initiative, declaring 2028 the International Year of Law.