The Minister of Culture of Turkmenistan participated in the 6th Ministerial Meeting of the ECO on Tourism in Turkiye

It is worth noting that the 6th Ministerial Meeting of the ECO on Tourism in Erzurum became an important platform for the exchange of experience, discussion of topical issues, and determination of priorities for further cooperation in order to develop a sustainable and prosperous tourism sector in the ECO region. During the visit, the Minister of Culture of Turkmenistan, A. Shamyradov, held a series of bilateral meetings. Thus, during a meeting with the Secretary General of the ECO, Asad Majid Khan, the current state and prospects for the development of cooperation in the field of tourism, meeting mutual interests, were discussed. In addition, a meeting was held between the Turkmen delegation and the Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Seyyed Reza Salehi Amiri. During the meeting, the interlocutors agreed to actively develop tourism between the two countries, in particular through the participation of representatives of tourism companies from both countries in exhibitions held in Turkmenistan and Iran. Minister A. Shamyradov also held a meeting with the Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey, Mehmet Nuri Ersoy. At the meeting, the parties considered issues of further development of Turkmen-Turkish relations and the expansion of cooperation in the cultural, humanitarian, and tourism spheres.