During his visit to the Republic of Austria, the National Leader of the Turkmen People met with Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Gerd Müller. This was reported by the online newspaper “Turkmenistan: Golden age”.

Emphasizing that Turkmenistan attaches great importance to expanding cooperation within projects implemented with UNIDO’s support, Hero-Arkadag expressed confidence in further advancing initiatives aimed at developing the country’s carpet industry and expanding textile exports to global markets.

In addition, Turkmenistan is interested in technical cooperation within the framework of implementing the second phase of construction of the “smart” city of Arkadag. In the country, this project is regarded as an effective platform for introducing innovative and sustainable industrial solutions.

For his part, the Director General of UNIDO noted that the creation of a medical cluster as part of the development of the city of Arkadag would serve as a vivid example of the successful integration of advanced technologies and industrial potential into the healthcare system. He particularly emphasized that such a large-scale project is based on Hero-Arkadag’s many years of rich experience in the field of medicine.

The sides also discussed current agenda issues related to climate change. Hero-Arkadag confirmed Turkmenistan’s readiness to consider the development and implementation of a Roadmap for Cooperation between Turkmenistan and UNIDO for 2026–2030 in the field of green industrial transition and climate change mitigation measures.

In turn, Gerd Müller highly appreciated the significance of the initiatives put forward by Turkmenistan, emphasizing that UNIDO views cooperation with Turkmenistan as strategically important and oriented toward the long term.