Turkmenistan has been included in the list of countries for which the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is considering providing technical support as part of the project ‘Development of New Generation Border Crossing Points for CAREC Countries’. This was reported by the online publication ‘Business Turkmenistan.’

Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, China, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are also participating in the project. The total amount of technical assistance is approximately US$1 million, with funding planned from the ADB's Special Fund.

The support is aimed at modernising border crossing points using innovative and environmentally sustainable solutions. The CAREC programme provides for the preparation of projects under the BUILD mechanism for small projects along transport corridors.

The main objectives of the assistance include developing documentation for three priority points, creating a methodology for implementing projects through BUILD, and training specialists from participating countries in the operation and management of border crossing points.

In addition, Turkmenistan will participate in an ADB regional project on transboundary cooperation in the field of water resources and improving the resilience of water management to climate change.