Turkmenistan have announced new steps to strengthen their strategic
partnership, Trend
reports.
Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met with Rashid
Meredov, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Minister
of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, who arrived in Astana on an
official visit.
During the conversation, Tokayev highlighted the progressive
development of Kazakh-Turkmen relations in all areas, emphasizing
the spirit of friendship, good neighborliness, and strategic
partnership. He congratulated Turkmenistan on the start of the
International Year of Peace and Trust, which coincides with the
30th anniversary of the country’s positive neutrality.
For his part, Meredov conveyed warm greetings from
Turkmenistan’s President Serdar Berdymukhammedov, and the National
Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of
Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov.
According to the diplomat, Kazakh-Turkmen cooperation is of a
strategic nature and has strong and long-term prospects. In this
regard, the Turkmen delegation reaffirmed Ashgabat’s commitment to
further enhancing cooperation with Astana across the full spectrum
of intergovernmental relations.
The parties engaged in a dialogue regarding the advancements of
prior high-level accords in the domains of energy,
transit-transport, and cultural-humanitarian initiatives.
To note, diplomatic relations between Kazakhstan and
Turkmenistan were established on August 27, 1992. Both countries
are members of the EAEU, OSCE, CIS, and the UN and actively
cooperate within the OTS (the Organization of Turkic States). Over
the past two years, the volume of mutual trade between Kazakhstan
and Turkmenistan has consistently exceeded 500 million dollars.
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