BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 3. Turkmen President
Serdar Berdimuhamedov held high-level discussions on bilateral ties
and regional security with visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed
Abbas Araghchi, the Turkmen government press service reported
following their meeting in Ashgabat.
During the meeting, the sides discussed the development of
political, diplomatic, trade-economic and cultural ties, noting the
importance of strengthening relations based on friendship, mutual
respect and trust.
Particular attention was paid to regional cooperation, including
the outcomes of the October events held in Turkmenistan’s Awaza
National Tourist Zone.
“President Serdar Berdimuhamedov noted the constructive nature
of the meeting held within the framework of this visit,” the press
release stated, referring to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s
participation in the CIS Heads of State Council meeting and the
Caspian Environmental Summit in Awaza in October.
Araghchi, in turn, highlighted the importance of the events held
in Awaza, noting that their results had made a significant
contribution to advancing regional cooperation.
The sides also discussed trade and economic ties, with
Berdimuhamedov describing Iran as one of Turkmenistan’s important
trade and economic partners.
The meeting concluded with both sides expressing confidence in
the further development of friendly and good-neighborly relations
across areas of mutual interest.
