President Yoon Suk Yeol and Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedow talk during their summit in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan on June 10. Yonhap
The leaders of Korea and Turkmenistan agreed Monday to expand cooperation in large-scale energy and infrastructure projects, and work together for Seoul’s strategy for Central Asia.
President Yoon Suk Yeol held a summit with Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedow in the capital city of Ashgabat and adopted a joint statement outlining their cooperation for Seoul’s “K-Silk Road Cooperation” initiative.
The initiative is the Yoon administration’s regional strategy centered on linking Korea’s innovative capabilities with Central Asia’s resources and development potential.
During the talks, the two leaders agreed to deepen the “mutually beneficial” partnership in various areas, and exchanged opinions about the security situation on the Korean Peninsula and regional issues, Yoon’s office said.
Yoon and Berdimuhamedow also discussed ways to collaborate in the energy and infrastructure projects, and expand cooperation in new areas of mutual concerns, including infrastructure, shipbuilding, public health and climate change.
“We agreed to further strengthen cooperation in the energy and plant sector that has driven the collaboration between the two countries,” Yoon said in a joint press conference.
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