Turkmenistan sees significant opportunities to attract U.S. investment and technology to develop innovative and knowledge-intensive industries, National Leader of the Turkmen people and Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said in an interview with Al Arabiya during a visit to the United States, Turkmenistan’s state media reported Saturday.
Berdimuhamedov stressed the need to diversify Turkmenistan’s economy, expand high-tech manufacturing and implement major national and international infrastructure projects.
Cooperation with the United States of America, he said, has been developing steadily on a mutually beneficial and equal basis. Over the years, hundreds of economic projects involving U.S. companies have been implemented in Turkmenistan, with total investment approaching $45 billion.
Major U.S. companies have long operated in the Turkmen market, successfully carrying out projects in key sectors including fuel and energy, transport, power generation, software, agriculture and food processing, Berdimuhamedov said. Among them, he named John Deere, General Electric, Case, Boeing, Coca-Cola, Sikorsky and Caterpillar, noting the list is not exhaustive.
He added that substantial potential remains for broader use of mutual opportunities, particularly in economic diversification, the adoption of advanced technologies and the implementation of large-scale infrastructure projects.
Concluding the interview, Berdimuhamedov thanked the host side and said Turkmenistan views the United States as a friendly and reliable partner.
