Vice Prime Minister, Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov took part in the regular meeting of the heads of foreign affairs agencies of the Central Asian countries and the United States in the C5 + 1 format in Astana.

The foreign ministers of Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and the US Secretary of State considered the development of regional cooperation in topical areas, including the economy, energy, transport, security and the environment.

In his speech, the head of the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan noted the need to intensify energy and transport cooperation in the region of Central Asia and the Caspian basin. In this regard, the need was emphasized to diversify energy supplies, enter new markets, create alternative routes, attract investments and technologies in the energy sector, as well as provide appropriate political and legal guarantees for the supply of energy resources to international markets.

R. Meredov also noted the need to build a modern infrastructure for transport corridors and create transport and logistics hubs.

One of the key topics of the talks in the C5+1 format was the fight against terrorism and strengthening the security of the borders of the states of the region. In order to support the joint efforts of international organizations and Central Asian states, the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan proposed the creation of a mechanism for political consultations on border issues between the countries of Central Asia and the United States, as well as the opening of a program office of the UN Office of Counterterrorism for the training of specialists.

Source: Turkmenistan.ru