On November 17, the 17th meeting of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Iranian Commission on Economic Cooperation began its work in Ashgabat. The Turkmen delegation is headed by the co-chairman of the commission - Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov, the Iranian delegation is led by the co-chairman of the commission - Minister of Roads and Urban Development of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mehrdad Bazrpash.

According to the press service of the Turkmen Foreign Ministry, the meeting is also attended by heads and representatives of the relevant ministries and departments of the two countries.

The agenda of the first day of the meeting included current issues of bilateral relations in the trade, economic, fuel and energy sectors, in the field of transport and logistics, industry, agriculture and water management, in the field of investment and standardization, and also analyzed the progress in implementing the decisions of the previous meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission .

The meeting of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Iranian Commission on Economic Cooperation will continue its work on November 18.