Turkmen Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov held a bilateral meeting with European Union Commissioner for International Cooperation Jutta Urpilainen. This was reported by the Turkmenistan: Golden Age online edition.

The talks focused on the regional initiatives of the Team Europe program in the field of energy and transport cooperation. The Turkmen side spoke about the progress on accession to the WTO. Mr. Meredov noted that the EU support is very important for the country in this area. The representative of the European Union, in turn, expressed readiness to provide this support to Turkmenistan.

The main topic of the talks was the energy sector, hydrogen energy, reduction of methane emissions, and natural gas conversion. In this regard, the parties emphasized the need to develop an Action Plan for Cooperation.