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President Ilham Aliyev had a wide-ranging meeting with the President of Turkmenistan
On June 22, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev had a meeting with the President of Turkmenistan Sardar Berdimuhamedov.
AZERTAC reports that thanking the President of Turkmenistan Sardar Berdimuhamedov for his state visit to Azerbaijan, our head of state Ilham Aliyev attached great importance to this visit and expressed his confidence that it will serve to strengthen the friendship and brotherly relations between our countries.
Emphasizing that there is a broad agenda covering all areas of mutual activity, an exchange of views on many issues was held today, and the discussions will be continued with the participation of delegations, President Ilham Aliyev said that he was pleased with the visit of the President of Turkmenistan to Azerbaijan with a large delegation. The head of state expressed confidence that the members of the Turkmen delegation will hold effective discussions with their Azerbaijani colleagues during the visit.
President Ilham Aliyev also touched on the importance of the documents to be signed between our countries, evaluating it as an indicator of the broad agenda of our relations.
Expressing his gratitude to the Chairman of the Peoples Council of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Turkmenistan for donating a mosque to the city of Fuzuli, the head of our state reminded that the decision was made during Gurbangulu Berdimuhamedovs visit to Azerbaijan last year and its foundation was laid in the framework of the Summit of the Organization of Turkic States held in Gabala. President Ilham Aliyev said that the gift of this mosque by Turkmenistan is another demonstration of sincere brotherly relations between our countries.
Expressing his gratitude to the Turkmen side for the hospitality shown to our creative collectives within the framework of the Days of Culture of Azerbaijan in Turkmenistan, the head of state reminded that the Days of Culture of Turkmenistan were held in our country last year and emphasized that such dynamic cooperation in the humanitarian field is natural. Noting that our peoples are united by a common history, President Ilham Aliyev said that this is also an important factor in our mutual activities.
Emphasizing that the issues on the global agenda - transport and energy security - are currently at a standstill, the head of state said that Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan play a very important role in this regard, both at the national level and through joint initiatives, not only in the region, but also at the global level, and this role will 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 in many cases depend on our close interaction in these areas.
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Speaking at the meeting, President Sardar Berdimuhamedov expressed his gratitude for the warm welcome, hospitality and invitation to a state visit to Azerbaijan.
Emphasizing that close relations have been established between Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan in political, diplomatic, economic-commercial, cultural-humanitarian and other fields, and that high-level contacts and mutual visits play an important role in the successful development of bilateral relations, Sardar Berdimuhamedov recalled the visits of the National Leader of the Turkmen people to Azerbaijan and President Ilham Aliyev to Turkmenistan last year, and said that these meetings determined new directions for the development of political dialogue, economic partnership and humanitarian cooperation.
Sardar Berdimuhamedov emphasized the importance of cooperation in the international arena, as well as within the UN, Economic Cooperation Organization, Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Organization of Turkic States and CIS. The high-ranking guest said that he appreciated Azerbaijans support for Turkmenistans neutral foreign policy and international initiatives for peace and sustainable development. At the same time, he noted that Turkmenistan also supports Azerbaijans internationally important initiatives, and said that this tradition will be continued in the future.
Touching on the cooperation in the Caspian Sea, the President of Turkmenistan emphasized the importance of joint activities in the fields of security, economy, ecology and environmental protection for both countries. In this regard, he said that Turkmenistan took the initiative to hold a high-level meeting on the issues of the Caspian Sea, and also hoped for Azerbaijans support in advancing the Caspian Environmental Initiative.
The President said that economic and commercial cooperation is one of the main directions of bilateral relations and highly appreciated the positive dynamics in the trade cycle. The high guest touched on the importance of strengthening the activities of the Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation for the more effective realization of the existing potential between our countries.
Transport-transit field as one of the strategic directions of cooperation bSardar Berdimuhammedov, who assessed it as large, said that the favorable geographical position of Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan creates important advantages in terms of the development of international transport corridors. For this purpose, he proposed to further activate the activity of the Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan Transport, Transit and Logistics Commission.
Evaluating the Afghanistan-Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey transport corridor as an example of successful cooperation, Sardar Berdimuhamedov emphasized that our countries also support the initiative of creating the Caspian Sea-Black Sea transport corridor along the Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan-Georgia-Romania route. The top guest said that the unification of the Caspian and Black Sea regions opens up good opportunities for the development of economic, trade and investment cooperation.
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