Belarus and Turkmenistan have signed 11 documents on the development of cooperation in different areas, BelTA has learned.
After a meeting on 30 March, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko
and Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow adopted a joint
statement, in which they stressed the considerable momentum in the
interstate dialogue and the positive results of the implementation of
the previously signed agreements. The two leaders reiterated the
countries' readiness to step up the bilateral relations in politics,
trade, economy, science, technology, culture, humanitarian affairs and
other areas.
A number of documents were signed to strengthen the cooperation in
education. Cooperation agreements were concluded between Belarusian
Trade and Economics University of Consumer Cooperatives and Turkmen
State Institute of Economics and Management, Alexander Pushkin Brest
State University and Seyitnazar Seydi Turkmen State Pedagogical
Institute, Brest State Technical University and Turkmen State Institute
of Economics and Management, Brest State Technical University and
Turkmen State Institute of Energy.
Polotsk State University and International Oil and Gas University
signed a memorandum of cooperation. Belarusian State Technological
University and the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan inked an
agreement on cooperation in science and technology, innovations,
education and personnel training.
The set of documents was complemented by an agreement between the
governments of Belarus and Turkmenistan on cooperation in fighting crime
and the program for cooperation in tourism between the Sports and
Tourism Ministry of Belarus and the State Committee for Tourism of
Turkmenistan in 2017-2018.
The parties also signed two protocols. One of them to approve the
list of goods exempt from VAT if supplied to trading houses, and the
other to adopt an action plan to implement the program of
intergovernmental cooperation in culture and art in 2017-2020.
Written by belta.by