THE DAYS OF SPECA STARTED IN ASHGABAT

On November 18, 2019, the high-level events in the framework of the chairmanship of Turkmenistan in the UN Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA) have started in the hotel “Yildiz” of Ashgabat. 

The opening of the SPECA Days started with the session of the Working Group on Sustainable Transport, Transit and Connectivity, as well as the round table on trade policy. The heads and representatives of the relevant ministries and sector agencies of the participating states of the SPECA took part in the events, that is Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

During the meeting of the Working Group on Sustainable Transport, Transit and Connectivity, the participants discussed the implementation process of the agreements reached and viewed the opportunities of enhancing the transport-transit systems in the region and beyond it.  

The participants of the high-level round table on trade policy discussed the peculiarities of trade-economic cooperation between the SPECA countries and made proposals on facilitating the procedures of carrying out commercial activities, including the improvement of investment climate.   

The Days of SPECA in Ashgabat will continue until November 21.