Delegates from Turkmenistan took part in the round table meeting, which was held in Almaty as part of the scientific and political dialogue between the countries of Central Asia and Germany in the CA5+1 format.
The Turkmen side was represented at the meeting by an expert from the Academy of Sciences Turkmenistan, Candidate of Economic Sciences G.Akyniyazova and lecturer at the Dovletmammet Turkmen National Institute of World Languages Azadi M.Bugraev.
During the round table, the participants discussed the prospects of scientific-research cooperation, its key areas, methods of further work and issues of partnership implementation between the parties, and also noted the desire of the states of the region for active cooperation in the field of science and education.
The Turkmen side identified hydrogen energy, biotechnologies, environmental protection, medicine, pharmacy and healthcare as the most promising areas of further cooperation with Germany. On behalf of Turkmenistan, a clear position was voiced regarding the future of the bilateral and multilateral partnership with Germany — the need to institutionalize cooperation in the scientific and research field.
For this, as the Turkmen delegates noted, it is necessary to implement specific scientific start-ups with sustainable results, conduct joint research and mutual use of their results. The main engine of innovation for scientists from Central Asia and Germany should be business, whose resources will help not only implement various projects, but also strengthen the relationship between science and production.
In general, the participants of the meeting were unanimous in their opinion: joint efforts are needed applied and fundamental research, which will be closely linked directly to the real sector of the economy and will contribute to the improvement of human capital.
Scientific and political dialogue between the countries of Central Asia and the CA5+1 format was established by Germany in 2024 on the initiative of the heads of state of the region and Federal Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz.
The meeting, during which issues of intensification of scientific, technical and educational cooperation were discussed, was held on the initiative of Federal Ministry of Education and Scientific Research of Germany.