Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Oct. 2
By Huseyn Hasanov Trend:
Iran aims to expand cooperation with Turkmenistan in various areas, Trend reports with reference to a promulgated letter by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to his Turkmen counterpart Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov Oct. 2.
“The history of relations between our two countries has always been based on friendship, good neighborliness and mutual understanding,” reads the letter. “I am firmly convinced that our friendship and cooperation in various areas will continue to expand.”
Turkmenistan and Iran border on the Caspian Sea and have a long land border.Over the years of long-term cooperation, the countires have implemented a number of large-scale joint projects including, among others, the Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran railway and the creation of international Uzbekistan-Turkmenistan-Iran-Oman corridor, which is intended to contribute to increasing trade and economic cooperation between Central Asian and Middle Eastern states.
In addition to border gas pipelines, the Dostluk (Friendship) dam was built with joint efforts of both countries.
As of February 1, 2018, 89 investment projects were registered in Turkmenistan with the participation of Iranian companies, the total value of which made up $1,310.95 million, 0.8 million euro and 0.81 million Turkmenistan manats.
According to the Ministry of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan, there are 142 enterprises of various forms of ownership with the participation of Iranian capital in the country, including limited partnerships, subsidiaries, representative offices, and branches.
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