Issues of strengthening trade and economic ties were discussed today by Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov during a meeting in Tehran with Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, the Turkmen State News Agency reports.
Noting the existence of great prospects for building up a productive partnership, the interlocutors identified the gas sector, the electric power industry, the transport complex, and the water sector as promising areas. In this regard, the course of the agreements reached in these areas and the possibility of implementing new joint projects were discussed.
Continuing the meeting, the interlocutors noted that at present the political and diplomatic relations between the two countries are characterized by a high level. This is confirmed by the mutual visits of the heads of state and the meetings and negotiations held within their framework, in particular, the working visit of the President of Iran to Turkmenistan to participate in the 15th anniversary summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization on November 28, 2021 and the 6th Caspian summit on June 29, 2022 , as well as the first official visit of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov to the Islamic Republic of Iran on June 14-15, 2022.
Then the talks continued in an expanded format with the participation of members of the government delegations of Turkmenistan and the Islamic Republic of Iran. As a result of the meeting, it is planned to sign a package of bilateral documents.
The head of the highest representative body of people's power of Turkmenistan is in Iran on a working visit. Earlier, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held talks with the Chairman of the Parliament of the Islamic Republic of Iran, as well as with the head of the Iranian Expediency Council, Sadeq Amoli Larijani.
