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On October 14, Turkmenistan's Ambassador Mekan Ishangulyev met with Mohamed El-Amin Suef, Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission, in Addis Ababa.
During the meeting, the parties discussed the development of Turkmenistan's cooperation with African states. Participants noted that interaction has reached a qualitatively new level, as evidenced by the participation of high-level delegations from African countries in the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries, which took place in Avaza this August.
Ambassador Ishangulyev emphasized that developing friendly and mutually beneficial relations with African states is a key focus of Turkmenistan's foreign policy.
The Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission praised the potential for cooperation in various fields, including energy, the chemical industry, agriculture, and culture.
The African Union is an international intergovernmental organization uniting 55 African states with a population of over one billion people. The African Union Commission is its authorized body and is located in the capital of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa.
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