ROUND TABLE ENTITLED “THE FIRST CASPIAN ECONOMIC FORUM: A PLATFORM FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TURKMEN-KYRGYZ BUSINESS RELATIONS” WAS HELD IN BISHKEK

On June 19, 2019,  in the State Committee on the use of Industrial, Energy and Natural Resources of the Kyrgyz Republic there was held  a round table entitled “The First Caspian Economic Forum: a platform for the development of Turkmen -Kyrgyz business relations”, organized by the Embassy of Turkmenistan in the Kyrgyz Republic jointly with the Kyrgyz Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, dedicated to the First Caspian Economic Forum, which will be held on August 12 of this year in the National Tourist zone "Avaza".

The round table was attended by President of the Kyrgyz Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs Danil Ibraev,  Deputy Chairman of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan D. Hudayberdiev, Deputy Minister of Economy of the Kyrgyz Republic Dastan Kadyrov, Deputy Chairman of the State Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic on the use of Industrial, Energy and Natural Resources, head of the Kyrgyz side of the Turkmen-Kyrgyz intergovernmental Commission on trade-economic, scientific-technical and humanitarian cooperation Zh.Sagynbaev, heads and officers of diplomatic missions located in Bishkek, the representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic, experts of economic, financial and investment institutions, businessmen, scientists, representatives of the media, as well as Turkmen students studying in the Kyrgyz Republic.

Speakers of the round table noted the important role of the First Caspian Economic Forum, which will be held by the initiative of President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, in expanding regional and international trade, transport and logistics relations, and stressed, that the forum will serve as a convenient platform for the development of Turkmen-Kyrgyz business relations. In addition, the participants spoke about the state support for the development of entrepreneurship, small and medium-sized businesses in the country conducted under the strict guidance of the national Leader, opportunities for attracting foreign investment in the country, as well as directions for the development of Turkmen-Kyrgyz business relations.