OREANDA-NEWS. November 27, 2009. President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, who is on the first official visit to the Italian Republic, received Pier Francesco Guarguaglini, Chairman and CEO of Finmeccanica at the Westin Excelsior Hotel – the Turkmen leader’s residence in Rome.

Thanking for the opportunity of a personal meeting the guest congratulated Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on the successful speech at the joint Turkmen-Italian business forum that involved the top managers of the leading Italian companies and firms.

Presenting the company’s profound potential and long-term experience, which could be quite useful for the dynamically developing Turkmen state, the Chairman of Finmeccanica expressed intense interest in establishing closer cooperation and building it on a long-term mutually advantageous basis. In this context the businessman put forward several proposals in compliance with the priority goals and aims set forth in the national programmes of short- and long-term social and economic development.

Showing keen interest in and thanking the Italian businessman for the proposals the President of Turkmenistan emphasized that they deserved thorough consideration. Welcoming the Italian company’s initiatives and readiness to establish close cooperation the Turkmen leader emphasized that Turkmenistan intended to prioritize further adoption of advanced global technologies.

In conclusion Mr. Pier Francesco Guarguaglini assured that he would spare no effort to establish a fruitful dialogue reaffirming the company’s firm intention to operate on the Turkmen market that was of keen interest to the world business community.