OREANDA-NEWS. June 10, 2009. The Major Trends in Development of Turkmenistan’s Textile Industry International Exhibition closed at the Exhibition Centre in Ashgabat Center. During three days the large-scale exposition at the EXPO Centre vividly showcased the impressive achievements of one of the most dynamically developing sectors of the national economy and the prospects for intensifying mutually advantageous cooperation in this field.

The textile forum in Ashgabat aroused great interest among the international business circles that was evidenced by the representation of foreign companies and firms at the forum. Dozens of foreign companies – the largest textile equipment and chemical producers and exporters presented their innovations and potential in Ashgabat. These included Jum Shui (China), Bezema, Rieter and Huntsman (Switzerland), Morzoli and Savio (Italy), Schlafrost, Trutzschler and Sympatex tehnologies GMBH (Germany), Tchaikovsky Tekstil (Russia). The delegations of the Korean Federation of Textile Industries (KOFOTI), the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH) and the Ministry of Knowledge Economy of Korea brought their proposals for cooperation to Ashgabat.

On the last day of the forum the Korean partners conducted the special seminar on high textile technologies in the conference hall of the Ministry of Textile Industry of Turkmenistan. Welcoming the participants and guests Mr. Kim Chong-Yul, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea to Turkmenistan focused on the importance of the international exhibition and the business meetings in Ashgabat for developing the constructive partnership. The diplomat noted that participation of the Korean companies and leading experts in the forum was the first step to implement the programme of cooperation between the sectoral departments of two countries that had been initiated during the first meeting of the intergovernmental Turkmen-Korean commission for economic cooperation last October.

The Korean experts presented a broad overview of the achievements of the Republic of Korea in textile industry. In particular, the KITECH scientists who were engaged in the research on high-tech industries and the experts of the companies Kogyobng Chemical and Vesbay shared their experience in applying advanced technologies in spinning, weaving and dyeing, production of natural, synthetic and mixed fabrics and textile materials of the future. Emphasis was put on the need to control the quality at each stage of production – from processing raw cotton to manufacture of finished products. In this regard, the Korean partners expressed the readiness to offer their innovations to Turkmen textile specialists, and thus contribute to further modernization of this sector of national economy.

Taking account of the profound expertise of the potential Korean partners in developing and applying the science intensive, high technology and environmentally friendly technologies the Turkmen showed great interest the proposals while discussing the opportunities to establish close mutually advantageous cooperation.

Thus, the textile exhibition in Ashgabat vividly evidenced that Turkmenistan’s textile industry was a dynamically developing sector with the profound potential, modern production infrastructure and famous all over the world for a broad range of its products that meet the international quality standards. However, this show became a new effective step to strengthen and expand effective business contacts with foreign partners that is a priority of Turkmenistan's policy pursued by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.

During the ceremony of closing the Major Trends in Development of Turkmenistan’s Textile Industry International Exhibition the forum participants received the diplomas and certificates.