Ilham Aliyev Had Tender

On June 22 the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev had a broad meeting with the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdymukhamedov. Expressing gratitude to the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdymukhamedov for his state visit to Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev emphasized the great importance he attached to this visit expressing confidence that it would serve to strengthen the friendship and brotherhood relations between our countries. The president highlighted that there was a broad agenda covering all areas of mutual cooperation that many issues were discussed today and that discussions would continue with the participation of delegations. President Ilham Aliyev expressed his satisfaction with the visit of the Turkmenistan president with a large delegation to Azerbaijan. The head of our state expressed confidence that the members of the Turkmen delegation would have fruitful discussions with their Azerbaijani counterparts during the visit. President Ilham Aliyev also touched upon the importance of the documents to be signed between our countries evaluating this as an indicator of the broad agenda of our relations. Expressing gratitude to the Chairman of the Peoples Council of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov for gifting a mosque to the city of Fuzuli the head of our state recalled that the decision regarding this was made during the visit of Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov to Azerbaijan last year and that its foundation was laid during the summit meeting of the Turkic States Organization held in Gabala. President Ilham Aliyev stated that the gift of this mosque by Turkmenistan was another demonstration of the sincere brotherhood relations between our countries. Expressing gratitude to the Turkmen side for the hospitality shown to our creative teams within the framework of the Days of Azerbaijani Culture in Turkmenistan the head of our state recalled that the Days of Turkmen Culture were held in our country last year emphasizing that such dynamic cooperation in the humanitarian field is natural. Noting that our peoples are united by a common history President Ilham Aliyev stated that this is also an important factor in our mutual activities. The head of our state emphasized that the issues on the global agenda currently revolve around transportation and energy security stating that Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan play a very important role not only at the regional level but also at the global level through both national initiatives and joint efforts and that this role will further increase in the future. In this regard the President of Azerbaijan noted that the positive development of geopolitical processes in the vast Eurasian continent will often depend on our close cooperation in these areas. In his speech President Serdar Berdymukhamedov expressed his gratitude for the warm welcome the hospitality shown and the invitation for a state visit to Azerbaijan. Emphasizing that close ties have been established between Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan in political diplomatic economic-trade cultural-humanitarian and other areas Serdar Berdymukhamedov highlighted that high-level contacts and mutual visits play an important role in the successful development of bilateral relations recalling the visits of the national leader of the Turkmen people to Azerbaijan last year and President Ilham Aliyev to Turkmenistan stating that these meetings have determined new directions for the development of political dialogue economic partnership and humanitarian cooperation. Serdar Berdymukhamedov emphasized the importance of cooperation in the international arena as well as within the frameworks of the UN the Economic Cooperation Organization the Organization of Islamic Cooperation the Turkic States Organization and the CIS. The distinguished guest stated that Azerbaijans support for Turkmenistans neutral foreign policy and international initiatives put forward for peace and sustainable development is highly appreciated while also noting that Turkmenistan supports Azerbaijans internationally significant initiatives stating that this tradition will continue in the future. Touching upon cooperation related to the Caspian Sea the President of Turkmenistan emphasized that joint activities in the fields of security economy ecology and environmental protection are of great importance for both countries. In this regard he expressed that Turkmenistan has put forward the initiative to hold a high-level meeting on Caspian Sea issues and hopes for Azerbaijans support in advancing the Caspian ecological initiative. The President stated that economic-trade cooperation is one of the main directions of bilateral relations appreciating the positive dynamics in trade turnover. The distinguished guest pointed out the importance of strengthening the activities of the intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation for more effective realization of the existing potential between our countries. Evaluating the transport and transit sector as one of the strategic directions of cooperation Serdar Berdymukhamedov stated that the favorable geographical positions of Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan create significant advantages for the development of international transport corridors. For this purpose he proposed to further activate the activities of the Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan transport transit and logistics commission. Evaluating the Afghanistan-Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey transport corridor as an example of successful cooperation Serdar Berdymukhamedov emphasized that our countries also support the initiative to create a transport corridor from the Caspian Sea to the Black Sea along the Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan-Georgia-Romania route. The distinguished guest stated that the unification of the Caspian and Black Sea regions opens good opportunities for the development of economic trade and investment cooperation. The President of Turkmenistan also emphasized that there are wide opportunities for developing coope