Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov took part in the first ministerial meeting of the Strategic Dialogue "Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf - Central Asia" held in Riyadh on Wednesday. This was reported by Arab media.
The meeting was attended, along with Meredov, by foreign ministers from the Council's member states - Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, the UAE, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
The parties discussed the current state and prospects of cooperation between the countries in politics, security, trade and investment, education, health, culture, youth and sports.
It was proposed to create a business council to implement projects in the field of transport, including the construction of the Termez-Mazar-e-Sharif-Kabul-Peshawar railroad and launch the format of meetings of transport ministers.
The participants also discussed the creation of joint clinics, the organization of pharmaceuticals production, the opening of branches of universities and vocational training centers, the establishment of scientific and academic exchange, support for innovative developments and start-ups.
One of the topics of discussion was the situation in Afghanistan. Turkmenistan's efforts in providing humanitarian aid to Afghanistan and implementing major infrastructure projects in the country were noted.
The meeting resulted in the adoption of a Joint Plan of Cooperation in the areas of trade, investment, education, health, culture and sports for 2023-2027.
The second meeting of the participants of the platform "Cooperation Council of the Arab States of the Gulf - Central Asia" will be held this year in the capital of Uzbekistan - Tashkent.
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