The 18th meeting of the Iran-Turkmenistan Joint Economic Committee is being held during May 17-21, hosted by Iran’s Ministry of Transport and Urban Development, the ministry announced on Saturday.Amin Tarfo’, advisor to the transport minister and head of the ministry's Center for International Affairs, said the high-level event will be co-chaired by Iran’s Minister of Transport and Urban Development Farzaneh Sadegh and Turkmenistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov.The first two days of the gathering is dedicated to expert-level sessions aimed at drafting a memorandum of understanding between the committee secretaries of the two countries.On Monday, May 19, Sadegh and Meredov will review the outcomes of the 17th committee meeting and hold bilateral talks. Following this, technical working groups will discuss cooperation in a wide range of sectors including oil, gas, petrochemicals, transportation, communications, entrepreneurship, agriculture, environmental protection, meteorology, sports, tourism, and media.The closing ceremony will take place on Tuesday, May 20, during which the final memorandum of understanding from the 18th Joint Economic Committee will be signed by both sides.On May 13, the head of the Iran-Turkmenistan Joint Chamber of Commerce said the two countries are aiming to increase bilateral trade by 30 percent, following the first-ever exhibition of Turkmenistan’s export capabilities in Iran — an event driven entirely by private sector investment.Ramazan Bahrami, who also heads the Industry, Mining and Trade House of Golestan Province, described the three-day event held in Gorgan from May 4 to 6 as a strategic milestone in Iran-Turkmenistan commercial relations and a tangible step toward strengthening regional economic diplomacy. (ICE TEHERAN)

Fonte notizia: Tehran Times