Iran Press/Iran News: On Wednesday afternoon, in the joint meeting of the high-level delegations of Iran and Turkmenistan, the President of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian, called the deep-rooted and historical relations between the two countries a suitable ground for the development of cooperation and said: while adhering to the agreements made between the two countries, we are fully prepared to remove the obstacles and challenges facing the development of relations.
He called the agreements made between Iran and Turkmenistan in the gas sector a strategic step to turn Iran into a gas hub in the region and within the framework of securing the interests of the two countries and added: I will personally follow up on the implementation of the agreements between the two countries and I hope that in the next meeting which will be done in Ashgabat, we will witness the realization and full implementation of these agreements.
In the meeting, Abbas Araghchi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, in his remarks, referring to the very good relations and the common positions of Iran and Turkmenistan regarding regional and international issues, mentioned the border between the two countries as one of the safest border points of the Islamic Republic of Iran and emphasized the necessity of using the capacity of borders for the benefit of two countries and two nations.
Araghchi also emphasized the need for cooperation between the two countries in helping Afghanistan overcome its challenges and problems.
Expanding cooperation in the energy, transit, and electricity sectors, cooperation between the two countries in the gas and petrochemical sectors, issuing technical and engineering services, targeting the transit of 20 million tons of goods between the two countries, facilitating the issuance of visas, developing cooperation in the sectors of ports and shipping, corridors, road and rail transportation was one of the most important axes of the speeches of the ministers of energy, oil and road and urban development of the Islamic Republic of Iran at the meeting of the high-ranking delegations of Iran and Turkmenistan.
Berdimuhamedov: Development of relations between the two countries is very important for Turkmenistan
In this meeting, the National Leader of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, emphasized the importance of the development of relations between the two countries for Turkmenistan and expressed his satisfaction with the very good level of regional and international cooperation between Tehran and Ashgabat, and emphasized the country's determination to support Iran's international initiatives.
Referring to the country's efforts to establish peace and stability in the region, the national leader of Turkmenistan emphasized his country's interest in developing security cooperation between the two countries and said: Turkmenistan is also interested in developing trade and economic relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran and increasing cooperation in the Caspain Sea area.
Also, today, the ceremony of signing cooperation documents between Iran and Turkmenistan was held in the presence of Iran's President Masoud Bishidian and the country's national leader Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, and during this ceremony, four cooperation documents were signed between the two countries. 204
