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By Aynur Jafarova

Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov has held talks with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara in Ashgabat, the Turkmen government said Thursday. Discussions covered development of bilateral and multilateral inter-governmental cooperation, including that through the OSCE, which is currently chaired by Ukraine.

Ukrainian Ambassador to Turkmenistan Valentin Chevalev attended the meeting.

In particular, the sides noted that Turkmenistan and Ukraine, both members of the OSCE, have many opportunities for effective cooperation in enhancing the organization's role in the context of ensuring security of energy resources transit.

The importance of further intensification of contacts in all strategic areas, especially in trade and economics, fuel and energy, the development of which is prioritized by Turkmenistan and Ukraine, was emphasized.

Minister Kozhara expressed support for Turkmenistan's international initiatives aimed at strengthening the pillars of peace, stability and security at the regional and global scale.

In turn, Berdymukhamedov confirmed Turkmenistan's readiness to discuss new proposals of Ukrainian partners, "who have supported the implementation of a number of joint projects in various fields, including such key sectors of Turkmenistan's economy as oil and gas and transport."

During the meeting, the parties stressed the importance of further strengthening bilateral relations in the areas of trade, economics, energy, culture and humanitarian assistance.

Kozhara also had a meeting at the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan, where the sides exchanged views on major issues related to long-term cooperation, including between the foreign ministries of the two countries.