Turkmen leader highlights trade, transit potentials of cooperation with Azerbaijan
Turkmen leader Gurbanguly Berdimuhammadov has highlighted great potential for developing relations between Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan as he met Ambassador Hasan Zeynalov.
Prior to the conversation, the newly-appointed ambassador presented his credentials to President Berdimuhammadov.
The President touched upon the concrete fields of cooperation between the two countries, highlighted existence of wide opportunities in economic and energy areas.
President Berdimuhammadov said Turkmenistan is rich with its natural gas resources and puts into agenda of transportation opportunities of gas via Azerbaijan.
The President also said improvement of transit roads, would positively influence to increasing the trade turnover. The Turkmen leader also stressed the importance of deepening the relations in humanitarian field.
He further noted the significance of developing the educational, scientific, tourism, cultural relations between the two countries.
The sides stressed the importance of strengthening the activity of Azerbaijani-Turkmen Joint Inter-Governmental Commission. The Turkmen leader voiced assurance that the ambassador`s activity would contribute to development of ties between the two countries.
In addition, the Turkmen president expressed his gratitude to the Azerbaijani side for its support for international initiatives put forward by independent neutral Turkmenistan from the rostrum of high global forums, which are aimed in particular on the formation of new architecture of global security, transformation of Central Asia and the Caspian region into an area of peace, stability and sustainable development.
The President asked the ambassador to communicate his best wishes to President Ilham Aliyev. Hasan Zeynalov, conveyed greetings of President Aliyev to the Turkmenistan`s leader.
The ambassador highlighted the steadily developing relations between Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan.
The diplomat said there was great potential for implementing joint regional projects and boosting bilateral cooperation between the two countries.
Zeynalov said both countries shared the same historical-cultural values, adding he would try his best for further deepening relations between Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan, Azertac state news agency reported.
Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan, the two Caspian littoral countries with rich hydrocarbon reserves are interested in using alternative routes for delivering energy resources of the Caspian region to Europe.
The recent intensification of Turkmen oil transportation via Azerbaijan can be referred to as a brilliant example of mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries.
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