On September 16, a meeting was held in the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan between Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Gurbanov and a delegation of the World Trade Organization (WTO) headed by Director of the WTO Accession Department Maika Oshikawa.
The parties reviewed Turkmenistan’s plans to implement tasks related to preparatory measures for joining the WTO. Thus, Turkmenistan is currently actively working domestically to prepare a Memorandum on the foreign trade regime. Along with this, the consistent work of the Interdepartmental Government Commission to study issues related to joining the WTO was noted.
In conclusion, the participants exchanged views on priority issues related to the prospects for cooperation between Turkmenistan and the WTO, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan reports.