On April 22, 2024, at the initiative of the government of the state of Hesse, at the Hessian State Chancellery (Wiesbaden city) the Hessian Minister for Federal, European and International Affairs and Bureaucracy Reduction (foreign policy and foreign affairs) Manfred Pentz met with the newly appointed consuls foreign countries accredited in the state of Hesse, including the new consul of Turkmenistan in Germany, Murad Ozbekbayev.
At the beginning of the meeting, the Minister of State introduced the diplomats to the main tasks and activities of the State Chancellery, the trade and economic potential and cultural diversity of the federal state of Hesse. Along with this, the importance of the city of Frankfurt am Main was emphasized, acting as a “calling card” of this region, and being the largest business, financial and transport hub, one of the significant centers of culture, education and tourism in Germany.
As part of a separate meeting, the Consul of Turkmenistan in Germany (Frankfurt am Main) M.Ozbekbayev with Minister of State M.Pentz noted the key vectors and prospects of Turkmen-German cooperation. At the same time, the readiness of the Turkmen side to further increase the potential of trade and economic partnership, intensify ties in the cultural, educational and medical spheres with Germany, including with individual German regions, was affirmed.
M.Pentz, for his part, expressed the special interest of the government of Hesse in establishing cooperation with Turkmenistan in areas of mutual interest. At the same time, the readiness of the State Chancellery of Hessen to assist the work of the Consulate of Turkmenistan in Frankfurt for the development of interregional cooperation was indicated.
