The state and prospects for building up the Turkmen-Emirati interstate dialogue were discussed on Saturday during a meeting between the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, who took part in the COP28 climate conference in Dubai, and the Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Affairs of the Office of the President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed  Al Nahyan, TDH reports.

 Having warmly greeted each other, the interlocutors expressed satisfaction with the opportunity to consider current issues of Turkmen-Emirati cooperation, built on a mutually respectful and trusting basis.

 The President of Turkmenistan highly appreciated the organizational level of the COP28 Conference taking place in Dubai, which has become one of the significant international events of the outgoing year.  Emphasizing the importance of the topics raised at the conference, the head of the Turkmen state expressed confidence that the important initiatives put forward at this meeting will open up new opportunities for constructive international dialogue in such an important area as climate change.

 As noted, Turkmenistan is interested in continuing a coordinated joint fight against climate change and its negative consequences.  In accordance with the National Climate Change Strategy, Turkmenistan is taking concrete steps to reduce harmful emissions into the atmosphere, introduce modern environmentally friendly and resource-saving technologies, especially in the oil and gas, electricity and transport sectors.

 According to the general opinion, it is these basic sectors of the Turkmen economy that represent a wide field for long-term mutually beneficial partnerships and large-scale joint projects, the implementation of which will contribute to the intensification of economic cooperation and a more complete realization of the existing interaction potential.

 Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan expressed the Emirati side's interest in taking bilateral relations to a qualitatively new level.