Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Romania A.Annaev met with the President of the Romanian Association for Smart Cities (ARSC) Mr. Eduard Dumitrascu to discuss potential areas of cooperation.

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On February 4, 2025, Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Romania A.Annaev met with the President of the Romanian Association for Smart Cities (ARSC) Mr. Eduard Dumitrascu to discuss potential areas of cooperation.

At the beginning of the meeting, the Romanian side mentioned about the main activities of the ARSC, which began its work in 2016. ARSC is an organization that brings together experts and professionals from various fields related to the smart city industry, and also has more than 300 partners. Eduard Dumitrascu said that the association is conducting research work in the NEOM project in Saudi Arabia and emphasized the openness of the Romanian side to cooperation with international partners in order to implement joint projects to create not only smart, but also cognitive and advanced cities.

Then the Turkmen side made a presentation of the city of Arkadag, spoke about the importance of the reforms carried out in Turkmenistan and the progress of work carried out in the city of Arkadag on the initiative of the Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov based on the concept of "smart city".

In his speech, President ARSC expressed the desire to take concrete steps to create a strategic partnership, which consists in establishing cooperation that not only promotes sustainable urban growth, but also positions the city of Arkadag as a global model of urban excellence.

The Turkmen side emphasized the declaration of 2025 in Turkmenistan as the "International Year of Peace and Trust", which perfectly reflects the atmosphere of stability, growth and partnership, which is necessary to attract global investments, and in this regard, supporting the initiative of the Romanian side, mentioned about the International Forum on Investments in the Private Sector "Investing in the Future of Turkmenistan" (ITF2025), which will be held on March 17-19, 2025 in Ashgabat.

Eduard Dumitrascu expressed gratitude for the kind invitation to participate in the International Forum on Investments in the Private Sector and recognized the forum as a strategic platform for strengthening significant partnerships and exploring investment opportunities in the dynamic economy of Turkmenistan.