Mergеn Gurdov, Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan, met Thursday with Mustafa Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, president of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), on the sidelines of the 31st U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP31) in Antalya. The two sides discussed trade and economic relations and opportunities to expand cooperation, according to the TOBB.
Turkmenistan also presented a national pavilion at COP31, organized by the country's Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The exhibition highlights Turkmenistan's natural resources, environmental protection efforts and ecological initiatives, according to the country's official media.
On Wednesday, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the National Leader of the Turkmen People and Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan, took part in the Leaders' Summit held on the sidelines of the conference. In his address to the plenary session, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov outlined Turkmenistan's initiatives to strengthen international cooperation on climate change.
On Thursday, Turkmen Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov also held meetings with the director general of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), the acting U.N. high representative and the deputy executive director of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI). According to Turkmenistan's Foreign Ministry, the discussions focused on cooperation in education, science and environmental protection, implementation of the Awaza Programme of Action for 2024-2034, climate resilience in landlocked developing countries, green economy development and a proposal to establish a Regional Center for Climate Technologies for Central Asia.
