A total of 15 memorandums of cooperation were signed in Ashgabat on Nov. 3, the opening day of the International Exhibition and Conference on the Development of Turkmenistan's Construction, Industrial, Chemical and Energy Sectors (CIET 2026). The agreements were signed between relevant ministries, the Turkmenhimiya State Concern and foreign companies from the United Kingdom, Kazakhstan, Switzerland, Germany, China, Japan, Slovakia, Denmark, South Korea and Malaysia.
The Ministry of Construction and Architecture of Turkmenistan signed memorandums with British company ZHA Architects Limited on cooperation in urban planning and architecture using innovative technologies, and with Kazakhstan's FALTEC on the joint development of earthquake-resistant construction technologies and monitoring systems for construction facilities. A separate memorandum was also signed with Switzerland's Leica Geosystems AG.
The Ministry of Industry and Construction Production of Turkmenistan signed memorandums on cooperation in industry and construction production with German companies VEM Sachsenwerk GmbH, NTS Service GmbH, Refratechnik Cement GmbH and Grenzebach BSH GmbH, as well as China's Sany International Development Limited.
In the energy sector, memorandums were signed between the Ministry of Energy of Turkmenistan and China's TBEA Shenyang Transformer Group Co., Ltd. and Japan's Sumitomo Corporation. In addition, the Ministry of Finance and Economy, the Ministry of Energy and the Ministry of Communications of Turkmenistan signed a memorandum of understanding with Malaysia's Bitdeer Supply Chain SDN. BHD. The Ministry of Automobile Roads of Turkmenistan signed agreements with Slovakia's Betamont s.r.o. and Switzerland's Leica Geosystems AG.
The Turkmenhimiya State Concern signed a memorandum with Denmark's Topsoe A/S aimed at ensuring the reliable operation of the Ahal gas-to-gasoline plant and the Garabogazkarbamid plant. Another memorandum, signed with South Korea's Samsung E&A Co., Ltd., concerns cooperation in developing Turkmenistan's chemical industry.
The CIET 2026 international exhibition and conference is being held in Ashgabat on Nov. 3-5 at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan under the theme "Innovation. Investment. Growth."
