For 8 months of this year, the trade turnover between Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan increased by more than 30% compared to the same period last year. This was stated by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev at the talks in Ashgabat with the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov in an expanded format. The news noted by oreint.tm news site.
– Naturally, this is not the limit of our capabilities. There are very serious reserves in the spheres of energy, transport, and logistics, agriculture, industry, the head of Kazakhstan said.
Tokayev noted that Kazakhstan is ready to increase exports to Turkmenistan in 60 commodity items for a total amount of more than $ 130 million. Under mutually beneficial terms, agricultural products, including flour and wheat, can be supplied to the country.
Following the talks, a Memorandum of Understanding on trade cooperation was signed between the Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations of Turkmenistan and the Ministry of Trade and Integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Gulnur HOJAYEVA
student of the Institute of International Relations
of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan
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