In an exclusive interview with Trend, Asad Majeed Khan, Secretary General of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), stated that “Turkmenistan, as a strategic nexus at the intersection of significant commercial routes, is essential for regional connectivity and engages actively in the transport projects of ECO.”

Khan mentioned that ECO is expanding its partnership with Turkmenistan in the transportation and transit sectors by advancing key infrastructure initiatives, optimizing transit protocols, and improving policy alignment. He also noted that ECO is focused on enhancing existing transit corridors, such as the Tejen-Sarakhs-Mashhad and Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran railway connections, while exploring innovative strategies to develop multimodal transport networks.

Khan emphasized that over the years, ECO and Turkmenistan have established significant agreements and decisions to strengthen regional integration and optimize economic potential. He further added, “Recently, I had a productive meeting with Rashid Meredov, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, where we discussed concrete steps to deepen our cooperative engagements.”

Turkmenistan’s strategic geography places it in a pivotal position to advance trade, connectivity, and energy cooperation within ECO, and Khan highlighted ECO’s goal to deepen its collaboration with Turkmenistan in these areas.

Source: Alyona Pavlenko/Trend