As previously reported, a telephone conversation was held between the Presidents of Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan. During the conversation, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov expressed sincere gratitude to President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev for his efforts aimed at further developing mutually beneficial interstate cooperation.
Expressing gratitude for the kind words, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev invited President Serdar Berdimuhamedov to visit Kazakhstan and take part in the sixth Consultative Meeting of the Heads of State of Central Asia, as well as the first “Central Asia + Japan” Dialogue Summit, which will be held in Astana.
Thanking his Kazakh counterpart for the invitation, the head of Turkmenistan respectfully accepted the invitation and expressed confidence that the initiatives that will be announced at these meetings will serve to identify new prospects for interaction in the region, and wished the success of these events.
Continuing the telephone conversation, an interested exchange of views was held on priority issues of the bilateral partnership, which is dynamically developing in various areas. This applies to both trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian cooperation, as well as coordination of interaction in the international arena.
The subject of detailed discussion was the implementation of joint projects, in particular in the gas, energy and transport and transit sectors. Having placed special emphasis on the transport sector, which is one of the key areas of interstate partnership, Presidents Serdar Berdimuhamedov and Kassym-Jomart Tokayev emphasized the importance of implementing previously reached agreements.
It was also noted that an important role in the progressive development of Turkmen-Kazakh cooperation belongs to regular and confidential contacts at a high level, writes TDH.