투르크메니스탄을 국빈 방문 중인 윤석열 대통령이 11일(현지시간) "양국은 투르크메니스탄 명마 '아할 테케'처럼 경제 협력 속도를 더욱 높여야 한다"고 말했다.
윤 대통령은 이날 수도 아시가바트 투르크 상공회의소에서 열린 '한·투르크 비즈니스 포럼'에 참석해 기조연설에서 "세계 4위 천연가스 보유국 투르크메니스탄과 산업화 경험 및 첨단기술을 보유한 한국은 앞으로 함께 해야 할 일이 많다"며 이같이 말했다. 윤 대통령 국빈 방문을 계기로 열린 이날 행사는 대한상공회의소·투르크 상공회의소 공동으로 개최했다
그러면서 "2009년 처음으로 한국기업이 갈키니쉬 가스전 탈황설비를 수주 후 양국 교류가 꾸준히 확대돼 왔다"며 "앞장서 소통하고 긴밀하게 협력한 경제인들 덕분에 양국이 한층 더 가까워질 수 있었다"고 경제인들을 격려했다.
또 "에너지 자원 분야 협력을 한층 고도화 해야 하고 한국기업들이 세계 최고 시공 능력으로 투르크메니스탄에서 다수 플랜트를 성공적으로 건설하면서 기술·실력을 인정받고 있다"며 "앞으로도 한국기업들이 투르크메니스탄 플랜트 사업에 적극 참여하길 바란다"고 말했다.
이어 "이번에 체결된 '무역투자촉진프레임워크(TIPF)'를 토대로 양국 기업 간 교류·협력이 더욱 활발해지길 기대한다"며 "투자보장협정도 조속히 마무리해 기업들이 안심하고 투자할 수 있는 제도적 기반을 마련하겠다"고 밝혔다.
더불어 "양국을 연결하는 항공 노선 확대는 사람·물품 이동을 한결 수월하게 만들 것"이라며 "세계적 경쟁력을 갖춘 한국 조선산업과의 협력은 투르크메니스탄의 카스피해 진출에 큰 도움이 될 것"이라고 덧붙였다.
이 자리엔 안덕근 산업통상자원부 장관·박상우 국토교통부 장관·홍현성 현대엔지니어링 대표이사·정원주 대우건설 회장·구르반굴리 베르디무하메도프 최고지도자·아쉬르굴리 베글리예프 대통령 고문·바이무라트 안나맘메도프 건설·산업 부총리·라힘베르디 제파로프 대외경제은행장·메르겐 구르도프 상공회의소 회장 등 양국 정부 관계자와 기업인 등 200여 명이 참석했다.
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President Yoon Seok-yeol: “Korea and Turkey must speed up economic cooperation like the famous horse ‘Ahal Teke’”
Keynote speech at the Korea-Turkish Business Forum “Further advancement of cooperation in the field of energy resources... Expansion of air routes connecting the two countries, making movement of people and goods easier.”
-kihong Kim reporter
President Yoon Seok-yeol, who is on a state visit to Turkmenistan, said on the 11th (local time), "The two countries must further increase the speed of economic cooperation like Turkmenistan's famous horse 'Ahal Teke'."
President Yoon attended the 'Korea-Turk Business Forum' held at the Turkic Chamber of Commerce in Ashgabat, the capital, and said in a keynote speech, "Turkmenistan, the world's fourth largest natural gas holder, and Korea, which has industrialization experience and cutting-edge technology, must work together in the future. “There are a lot,” he said. The event, held on the occasion of President Yoon's state visit, was jointly held by the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Turkic Chamber of Commerce.
“Exchanges between the two countries have steadily expanded since the first Korean company won an order for desulfurization equipment in the Galkinish gas field in 2009,” he said. “Thanks to business people who took the lead in communicating and cooperating closely, the two countries were able to become even closer,” the economist said. encouraged them.
He also said, “Cooperation in the energy resources field needs to be further advanced, and Korean companies are being recognized for their technology and capabilities by successfully constructing a number of plants in Turkmenistan with the world’s best construction capabilities.” He added, “Korean companies will continue to actively participate in Turkmenistan’s plant projects.” “I hope you do,” he said.
He continued, “We hope that exchanges and cooperation between companies from both countries will become more active based on the ‘Trade and Investment Promotion Framework (TIPF)’ concluded this time,” and added, “The investment guarantee agreement will be completed as soon as possible to lay an institutional foundation for companies to invest with peace of mind.” “We will prepare it,” he said.
In addition, he added, "The expansion of air routes connecting the two countries will make it easier to move people and goods," and added, "Cooperation with the globally competitive Korean shipbuilding industry will be a great help in Turkmenistan's advancement into the Caspian Sea."
Present here include Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Ahn Deok-geun, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Park Sang-woo, Hyundai Engineering CEO Hong Hyun-seong, Daewoo Engineering & Construction Chairman Jeong Won-ju, Supreme Leader Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, Presidential Advisor Ashirguly Begliyev, and Baimurat Annamamme. About 200 people including government officials and businessmen from both countries attended, including Deputy Prime Minister for Construction and Industry Dheparov, President of the Bank for Foreign Economic Affairs Rahimberdi Dzeparov, and Chamber of Commerce President Mergen Gurdov.