During the meeting of the Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Belgium Sapar Palvanov with representatives of the European Commission for International Partnerships and the European External Action Service, opportunities for further strengthening cooperation between the EU and Turkmenistan in the field of international cooperation were discussed.

As newscentralasia.net reports with reference to the Turkmen embassy, the meeting was attended by Henrik Hololei, Advisor to the European Commission's Directorate General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA), Director of DG INTPA Peteris Ustubs and Andrea Rossi from the European External Action Service.

Emphasizing the role of Turkmenistan as a reliable transport bridge between Asia and Europe, the parties noted significant progress in interregional cooperation between the EU and Central Asia in the field of transport and noted the active position of Turkmenistan in this direction.

An important topic of discussion was the upcoming meeting of the Ministers of Transport of the EU and Central Asia, which will be held in Turkmenistan. The meeting will be aimed at launching the EU-CA coordination platform in the field of transport. It is expected that this initiative will contribute to the development of transport infrastructure and improvement of logistics connections between regions, the source notes.