On November 15, 2018, in the premises of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan a Turkmen-Italian business forum was held, to attend which a representative delegation of business circles of the Italian Republic arrived in Ashgabat.
The Italian delegation to the business forum included representatives of a number of government agencies and organizations, as well as 33 companies specializing in trade, pharmaceuticals, food industry, agricultural and industrial technologies, engineering services, transport and logistics, energy, oil and gas, water purification technologies, engineering technology and construction.
From the Turkmen side, the forum was attended by the heads and specialists of sectoral ministries and departments, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, representatives of enterprises and companies producing export-oriented products.
As the forum participants noted, its main tasks were to familiarize each other with the economic potential of Turkmenistan and Italy, to strengthen and establish mutually beneficial long-term relations between representatives of the non-state sector of the economy. Representatives of the Italian business community expressed particular interest in building productive ties with the private sector of the Turkmen economy, which is an essential aspect of the state strategy of the President of Turkmenistan.
In addition within the framework of the forum, bilateral meetings were held, in which representatives of both countries discussed in detail the directions and prospects for mutually beneficial cooperation.