Arkadag City – April 29, 2025
The ECO Secretary General Dr. Asad M. Khan held a bilateral meeting with H.E. Mammethan Chakyyev, the Director General of the Agency for Transport and Communications under the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, on the sidelines of the 1st ECO Forum on Sustainable Development.
During the meeting, Dr. Khan acknowledged Turkmenistan’s significant contributions to regional connectivity and welcomed Mr. Chakyyev’s confirmation to participate in the upcoming 13th ECO Ministerial Meeting on Transport. He emphasized the need for the private sector’s involvement in the conference scheduled in June 2025 and expressed interest in organizing a side event during the 3rd UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries in Awaza, Turkmenistan, later this year.
Concluding the discussions, Dr. Khan stressed the importance of Turkmenistan’s geographic location for enhancing connectivity within the ECO region. He called for active participation in relevant projects and technical meetings, highlighting the need to initiate work on a new ECO Regional Strategy for Information Society Development as the current strategy approaches its expiration.
