According to Trend, during the talks between Italian Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Matteo Salvini and Turkmenistan’s Foreign Minister, Deputy Prime Minister Rashid Meredov, an agreement was reached on cooperation between Turkmenistan and Italy in the fields of railway transport, ports and maritime communications.
According to the Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, transport cooperation between the two countries was at the centre of the talks.
The parties signed two memorandums of understanding with the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port System Authority and the Italian railway network Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI). These memorandums of understanding aim to promote cooperation between ports, establish maritime links and cooperation in the field of railway infrastructure and intermodal hubs.
The aim of the agreements is to promote cooperation in the field of transport links between Italy and Turkmenistan and to strengthen the interaction between ports and railway systems.