SPEACA Meeting: On November 17, MoIC minister Ajmal Ahmady attended the SPEACA 2019 forum

for the regional countries in Ashgabat. He delivered a speech on the regional connectivity. The speech was a framework for connecting the region much more. Mr. Ahmady also met with his counterpart Minister Gurbannazarov of Turkmenistan. During the trip, he held bilateral meetings with neighboring countries. His bilateral discussions included holding of an exhibition in Ashgabat by the Turkmenistan government early next year, attending an EU-Central Asian forum next year to strengthen ties with the region with EU Special Representative for Central Asia at European External Action Service.