On 15 January, a business meeting was held in Yerevan with the participation of representatives of government agencies and business circles of Turkmenistan and the Republic of Armenia. This was reported by the press service of the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Turkmenistan.

The meeting was attended by companies operating in the textile and food industries, agriculture, pharmaceuticals, transport and logistics, jewellery and tourism.

Speeches were made by N. Karamanukyan, Vice-President of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of the Republic of Armenia, B. Arazov, member of the board of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan, and Edgar Zakaryan, Deputy Minister of Economy of the Republic of Armenia. They touched upon issues of bilateral trade, business conditions and investment attraction.

Participants were also given presentations on business and investment opportunities in Turkmenistan and Armenia.

During the meeting, bilateral negotiations were held between company representatives on expanding cooperation.