The National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov met with the Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Independent States Sergey Lebedev, who arrived in the country to participate in the upcoming meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the CIS, TDH reports.

The guest expressed gratitude for the opportunity of a personal meeting and the hospitality provided on Turkmen soil, emphasizing the important role of Turkmenistan in expanding equal, mutually beneficial cooperation within the Commonwealth.

Thanking Sergey Lebedev for his kind words, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov wished successful holding of the upcoming meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the CIS, which is an important platform for discussing issues of further development of cooperation in the Commonwealth.

It was noted that the meeting will provide an opportunity to exchange views on such current topics as economic interaction, energy, infrastructure development and international transport corridors running through the territories of the participating countries. In this context, confidence was expressed that the results of the meeting would make a worthy contribution to the implementation of the goals set to expand trade, economic and investment partnerships within the CIS.

During the meeting, it was emphasized that one of the priority aspects of the foreign policy strategy of neutral Turkmenistan is cooperation within the framework of the Commonwealth of Independent States. Considering its neutral status and being an associated member of the CIS, Turkmenistan stands for effective partnership in the Commonwealth, which has solid potential in various fields. Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov stated that the country actively participates in summits, meetings and events held within the CIS, interacts widely in the fields of economics, trade, culture and sports, advocating further coordination of efforts in the field of transport and energy.

The importance of humanitarian dialogue and stimulation of fruitful ties in the scientific, educational, cultural and sports spheres was emphasized.

Noting that Turkmenistan intends to continue to comprehensively strengthen friendly relations, promoting the development of effective multilateral cooperation aimed at achieving concrete results, the National Leader of the

Turkmen people thanked the CIS Secretary General Sergey Lebedev for the successful coordination of interaction within the Commonwealth and his great contribution to strengthening the authority of the CIS.