BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 8. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Berdyniyaz Myatiev held a meeting with the management of Masdar company (UAE), Trend reports citing the Turkmen Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
During the meeting, the sides discussed issues of further strengthening cooperation between Turkmenistan and the UAE in the energy sector. In particular, the prospects of cooperation between the two countries in order to expand work in the field of rational use of renewable energy sources were discussed.
At the same time, the parties expressed their desire to intensify cooperation between Turkmenistan and the International Renewable Energy Agency – IRENA, whose headquarters are located in Masdar city, UAE.
Turkmenistan expressed readiness to hold international scientific conferences and other events within the framework of partnership with IRENA, as well as to become a place for the development and testing of alternative energy technologies that can be used in Central Asian countries.