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5 Nov 2013

Lukashenko, Berdimuhamedov to hold talks in Ashgabat

ASHGABAT, 5 November (BelTA) - President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko and Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov will hold talks in Ashgabat on 5 November. The Belarusian leader arrived in Turkmenistan on an official visit on 4 November, BelTA has learnt.

The leaders are due to meet one on one and hold an expanded attendance session. After the negotiations the sides are expected to sign a number of bilateral documents to advance cooperation in various areas.

Prior to the visit members of the Belarusian delegation held a number of meetings in Ashgabat to advance the bilateral relations.

Over the past five years Belarus-Turkmenistan trade has increased by 400% thanks to the high growth rate of Belarusian export. In 2012 the bilateral trade exceeded $300 million.

Belarus’ major exports to Turkmenistan include tractors, trucks, road machines, construction and agricultural machines, bicycles, lift trucks, tires, medications, chemical fibers, woodworking industry products, food.

The implementation of the contract between Belarusian OAO Belgorhimprom and the state concern Turkmenhimiya is the largest joint project. The contract envisages the turn-key construction of the Garlyk mining and processing factory that will produce potash fertilizers.

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