Azerbaijani FM meets with Turkmen counterpart [PHOTO]
By Trend
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov met with Deputy
Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov
within the framework of his official visit to Turkmenistan, the
Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said in a message on January 31.
During the meeting, the ministers praised current level of
traditional friendship and brotherhood relations among the peoples
of two countries and expressed their confidence that these
relations will continue to grow based on partnership ties between
Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan.
In the development of relations between the two countries the
importance of political dialogue at the level of heads of state,
mutual visits, as well as consultations between the foreign
ministries were highlighted.
Ministers emphasized that with the signing of Declaration on
Strategic Partnership between the two countries in the framework of
visit of the Turkmen president to Azerbaijan our bilateral
relations elevated to qualitatively new level.
It was emphasized that Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan, along with
other coastal countries, encourage friendship, cooperation and
mutual understanding in the Caspian Sea.
The ministers reviewed the issues of expanding the bilateral legal
framework and cooperation within the international
organizations.
Noting the participation of the delegates from the State Oil
Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR), Azerbaijan Railways
CJSC, Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company CJSC and Baku
International Sea Trade Port CJSC the sides emphasized the
importance of sectoral meetings with the Ministry of Railway
Transport, State Service of Maritime and River Transport of
Turkmenistan and Nebit gas organization in development of energy
and transport cooperation.
Mammadyarov pointed out that as an important infrastructure
component of the East-West transport corridor opening of the
Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway opens new opportunities for transport
cooperation for regional countries, including Turkmenistan.
They also emphasized the importance of taking appropriate steps
to ensure the development of bilateral import-export and transit
cargo transportation, as well as through railway, sea and land
transport between Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan.
At the meeting sides exchanged views on the possibilities of
strengthening cooperation between the two countries in economic,
humanitarian, tourism and other areas of mutual interest. In this
regard, they emphasized the importance of strengthening joint
efforts to foster trade and economic cooperation, promote
investment and expand the cooperation through joint projects and
programs.
The ministers expressed satisfaction with the development of
trilateral cooperation within the Azerbaijan-Turkmenistan-Turkey
format and the implementation of joint projects aimed at promoting
regional cooperation. In this regard, the sides exchanged views on
the implementation of joint initiatives set out in the Baku
Declaration of trilateral meeting took place in Baku on July 18-19,
2017.
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