On September 29, 2023, the working visit of the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslakhaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to the Federal Republic of Germany concluded. During his stay, the Chairman held several vital meetings, both on a bilateral basis and within the framework of the format of the heads of Central Asian states and Germany.
President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon and President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev were also present at the gathering of the heads of delegations in the “Central Asia + Germany” format, chaired by the Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
The National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslakhaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov highlighted the significance of the event, which would make a substantial contribution to the growth of mutually beneficial partnership between the Central Asian states and Germany. He also declared that Turkmenistan welcomes the initiative of creating a new multilateral format and is ready to develop cooperation in all areas of common interest.
The leaders of the Central Asian states and Germany discussed the conceptual issues of multilateral trade and economic contacts, as well as expanding dialogue in the humanitarian sphere. According to the mutual opinion of the participants, the countries have all the prerequisites for intensifying effective cooperation, and the results of the high-level event and the promising areas for further cooperation in the “Central Asia + Germany” format identified during this will give new impetus to productive partnership aimed at concrete results.
Within the framework of his working visit to Germany, the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslakhaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov took part in a meeting of the heads of delegations of the Central Asian states on the topic “Joint formation of a strategic future – strengthening economic cooperation between Central Asia and Germany”.
The Presidents of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan were also present at the business event, chaired by the Head of the Eastern Committee of the German Economy, Chairman of the Supervisory Board and the Shareholders’ Committee of “Claas KGa GmbH” Katrin Claas Mühlhäuser, and the German side was represented by the State Secretary of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection Udo Philipp, Federal Minister for Special Assignments, Head of the Federal Chancellery of Germany Wolfgang Schmidt, heads of “Linde GmbH”, “GP Günter Papenburg AG”, “Knauf”, “Ernst Klett AG”, “DB Engineering and Consulting” and “BayWa AG”.
The National Leader of the Turkmen people pointed out that this platform will give a powerful impetus to the formation of a new level of economic cooperation between Central Asia and Germany. He also noted that the region currently attracts more and more attention from foreign companies due to its vast reserves of natural resources and great human potential.
The strategically important geographical location of Central Asia, which occupies an area of about 4 million square kilometers, allows us to talk about the prospects for creating a transport and logistics hub of continental significance here, as well as the possibility of making a significant contribution to solving the global food problem.
Also during his speech, Hero-Arkadag outlined the key areas of cooperation between Turkmenistan and Germany.
During the meeting, the participants discussed the prospects for six-party cooperation, the possibilities of expanding trade and economic relations and mechanisms for filling them with practical content, including through the implementation of projects in various sectors.
The National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslakhaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov took part in the meeting of the heads of delegations of the Central Asian states with the head of the Government of Germany Olaf Scholz, which was also attended by the Presidents of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
Speaking at the meeting, the National Leader of the Turkmen people stressed that the holding of the current events will be a significant milestone in the development of cooperation between the Central Asian states and Germany. He identified four topics as the most relevant: security, economic development, ecology and humanization of international relations.
The Chairman of the Halk Maslakhaty of Turkmenistan also took part in the Turkmen-German business forum. He also held bilateral meetings with Federal Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz and Deputy Federal Chancellor of Germany, Federal Minister for Economy and Climate Protection Robert Habeck.