Kyrgyz delegation takes part in Caspian Economic Forum

Avaza, Aug. 12, 2019 / Kabar/. The Kyrgyz delegation headed by the country’s Vice Prime Minister Zamirbek Askarov is taking part in the First Caspian Economic Forum in Avaza tourist zone in Turkmenistan.
Askarov told Kabar that the Kyrgyz delegation came to Turkmenistan at the initiative of President Berdimuhamedov. He added that the delegation consists of representatives of state structures and private sector.
Askarov said that this is a fact-finding visit aimed to determine the areas of cooperation with the states of the Caspian region.
"Currently, we are negotiating with the on the supply of Kyrgyz agricultural products to Turkmenistan in exchange of electricity," he said.
The First Caspian Economic Forum brought together the heads of governments of Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan – the five countries surrounding the Caspian sea, delegations of the Caspian states and a number of other countries, heads of diplomatic missions and international organizations.
The participants of the forum discuss the development of economic cooperation in the Caspian region, the role of the economy of the Caspian region in the global context, in the investment attractiveness of oil and gas, electricity, transport, trade, agriculture, tourism and other sectors of the economies of the Caspian states.