On January 21, 2020, the fourth meeting of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Hungarian Commission on Economic Cooperation was held in Budapest, Hungary.
The commission was attended by the heads and representatives of leading ministries and departments, as well as representatives of business circles of the two states.
The parties considered issues of bilateral cooperation, including the development of the digital economy, multilateral economic, cultural and humanitarian interaction. Issues of comprehensive partnership in the fields of industry, transport, communications, education, healthcare and other areas of cooperation were also discussed.
Following the results of the negotiations, the parties agreed to hold the fifth meeting of the Commission in 2021 in Turkmenistan.
As part of the work of the Commission, a Turkmen-Hungarian business forum was held, which was attended by dozens of Turkmen and Hungarian entrepreneurs, as well as bilateral meetings between representatives of Hungarian companies and members of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan took place.
Following the results of the Commission’s meeting, a number of agreements and the minutes of the fourth commission’s meeting were signed, as well as priority areas for interstate dialogue for the coming period were identified.