Turkmenistan and Italy have signed agreements on cooperation in the fields of communications, cybersecurity and energy following the Turkmen-Italian Business Forum attended by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, according to the news website Turkmenportal.

The forum discussed strategic areas, including energy and transport, as well as prospects for joint projects in the oil and gas industry and the development of transport and transit infrastructure.

The following agreements were signed: a Confidentiality Agreement between the State Cybersecurity Service under the Ministry of Communications of Turkmenistan and ‘Leonardo-Societa per azioni’, as well as Memoranda of Understanding between the Ministry of Communications of Turkmenistan and ‘Leonardo-Societa per azioni’, and between the Ministry of Energy of Turkmenistan and ‘Pietro Fiorentini S.p.A.’

In addition, an exhibition of Turkmen products was held as part of the forum.