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rinin bir diğer önemli vurgusu ise Türkmen
gazının alternatif pazarlara ulaştırılması
konusunda oldu. Bildiri metninde liderler
“Türkmen doğal gazının alternatif güzergahlardan dünya pazarlarına ulaştırılması konusundaki ortak çalışmaların sürdürülmesi ve
bu konuda varılacak ortak uzlaşı çerçevesinde somut enerji projelerinin gerçekleştirilmesi yönündeki kararlılıklarını” dile getirdi. Bu
gelişme ile halihazırda en önemli alıcısı Çin
olan ve imza aşaması tamamlanan
Türkmenistan-Afganistan-PakistanHindistan Doğal Gaz Boru Hattı (TAPI) ile
Pakistan ve Hindistan pazarlarını hedefleyen
Türkmenistan’ın batıdaki pazarlara da ulaşmadaki isteği ve Türkiye’nin bu kapsamdaki
işbirliği de vurgulanmış oldu. Özellikle
somut enerji projelerine olan desteğin altının
çizilmesi, bölgede yeni doğal gaz boru hatlarının yapımına ilişkin önemli bir öngörü olarak kayıtlara geçti. Gül ve Berdimuhamedov
huzurunda ekonomik işbirliği, turizm ve
ormancılık gibi alanlarda da anlaşmalar
imzalandı.
Berdimuhamedov: “Bu Tarihi
Mutabakatlar Geleceğe Işık Tutacak”
Türkmenistan Devlet Başkanı Gurbanguli
Berdimuhamedov, görüşmelerde elde edilen
mutabakatların kardeş halkların mevcut ve
Gül ve
Berdimuhamedov
enerji, ulaştırma,
ticaret ve siyasi
işbirliğini
kapsayan bir dizi
karar aldı.
Gul and
Berdimuhamedov
took a series of
decisions
including
cooperation in the
fields of energy,
transport, trade
and politics.
A
fter coming together with Prime
Minister Erdoğan in a working lunch,
President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly
Berdimuhamedov met with
Parliamentary Speaker Cemil Çiçek in the
Grand National Assembly of Turkey. He made a
gesture by participating in his capacity as guest
Head of State to the summit of the Turkic
Council held on the same date in Bodrum.
In the warm atmosphere of the meeting, leaders
often emphasized “fraternity and cooperation”
in their statements. President Gül and President
of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov
took a series of decisions including cooperation
in the fields of energy, transport, trade and politics, and they also signed a declaration in this
regard.
Turkmenistan will be incorporated into
the “Central Corridor”
One of the most important agenda topics of the
visit was the joint declaration signed by
President Gül and President of Turkmenistan
Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. Gul and
Berdimuhamedov agreed on deepening the
excellent relations between the two countries.
One of the most important issues highlighted in
the declaration was the decision of cooperation
for incorporating Turkmenistan into the
Central Corridor. It is underlined in the declaration that development of transport facilities and
Turkmenistan’s incorporation into the Central
Corridor which will link Turkey to Central
Asia, China and Sub-Continent through BakuTbilisi-Kars railway line were important in
terms of access to European markets. It was
also expressed that maritime transport should
be developed between the two countries as well
as road and rail transport.
Commitment to Alternative Markets for
Turkmen Gas
Another important emphasis of the joint declaration signed by President Gül and Turkmen
leader Berdimuhamedov was about the transportation of Turkmen gas to alternative markets. In the declaration, the leaders put into
word “the continuation of cooperation for the
transportation of Turkmen natural gas to world
markets through alternative routes and their
commitment on the realization of concrete energy projects”. Turkmenistan’s desire to reach
western markets, which aims for Pakistan and
India markets via Turkmenistan-AfghanistanPakistan-India Natural Gas Pipeline (TAPI),
currently the most important buyer of which is
China was underlined. Moreover, Turkey’s
cooperation in this regard was noted. Especially
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