Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs of the UAE Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan received Berdiniyaz Matiyev, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, and his accompanying delegation, at Qasr Al Watan palace in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, the UAE’s state news agency WAM reports.
Sheikh Mansour and Matiyev discussed bilateral relations in different fields, especially in the economic, investment and development domains in the best interest of the two friendly countries and peoples.
Sheikh Mansour and Matiyev also exchanged views on several issues of mutual interest.
Mohamed bin Abdullah Al Junaibi, Head of Presidential Protocols at the Ministry of Presidential Affairs; Khalid Mohammed Salem Balama Al Tamimi, Governor of the Central Bank of the UAE; Rashid Saeed Al Ameri, Under-Secretary for Government Coordination Sector at the Ministry of Presidential Affairs, and Mohammed Saif Al Suwaidi, Director-General of Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), attended the meeting.
In early-June, the government of Turkmenistan and the Abu Dhabi Development Fund (ADFD) signed two agreements worth nearly $100 million to finance the construction of an airport and a 10 megawatts hybrid power plant in Turkmenistan.