Ninth meeting of the Subcommittee on Humanitarian Cooperation of the Turkmen-Chinese Intergovernmental Committee held in Beijing

The ninth meeting of the Subcommittee on Humanitarian Cooperation of the Turkmen-Chinese Intergovernmental Committee on Cooperation was held in Beijing, the capital of China, co-chaired by the Deputy Minister of Culture of Turkmenistan, Gurbanmyrat Myradaliyev, and the Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China, Gao Zheng. During the meeting, an exchange of views took place regarding the current agenda of cultural and humanitarian cooperation, including in the field of education, and issues of expanding mutual relations. The interlocutors noted that important bilateral events held in recent years have given a new impetus to the development of Turkmen-Chinese cooperation in the fields of education, culture, archaeology, and tourism.

The parties emphasized that, with the aim of strengthening cooperation and accelerating efforts to align the "Revival of the Great Silk Road" development strategy with the "Belt and Road" initiative, the development of relations and mutual understanding between the peoples of the two countries has been identified as a crucial direction of Turkmen-Chinese partnership.

As highlighted during the meeting, scientific and educational projects, as well as cooperation in the fields of tourism and high technologies, remain priority areas of the relationship. Accordingly, productive cooperation in the cultural and humanitarian sphere within the framework of multilateral diplomacy, primarily in the "Central Asia — China" format, was noted.

Following the meeting, the Protocol of the ninth meeting of the Subcommittee on Humanitarian Cooperation of the Turkmen-Chinese Intergovernmental Committee on Cooperation was signed.

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan