Turkmenistan and Uae to Boost Cooperation in Energy Industry

President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held a meeting in Abu Dabi, Turkmenistan.ru reported. It was noted that the UAE has become one of the main partners of Turkmenistan in trade and economic spheres. For the first 9 months of this year, trade turnover between two countries amounted to $1.209 billion, which is by 17.5% more than last year. Volume of trade is expected to reach $1.5 billion in 2013.

In addition to the energy industry - the main area of bilateral economic cooperation, Turkmenistan and the UAE have been steadily increasing cooperation in transport and communications sectors, construction industry, health and...