The National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslakhaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, met with President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during a working visit to Antalya, TDH reports.

Erdoğan expressed his gratitude to Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov for accepting the invitation and extended his warm greetings to President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov. In turn, the National Leader thanked for the hospitality and conveyed warm wishes from the head of the Turkmen state to his Turkish counterpart. He noted the multi-vector nature of cooperation with Turkey and emphasized that Turkmenistan attaches great importance to building up bilateral relations.

Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov also thanked the Turkish side for the reception accorded to the Turkmen delegation led by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, which visited Ankara to participate in the summit of the Organization of Turkic States.

During the meeting, it was emphasized that the dialogue between the two countries, built on the shared history of their peoples, is successfully developing across political-diplomatic, trade-economic, and cultural-humanitarian spheres. Turkmenistan and Turkey are guided by the principle “One nation – two states,” which serves as a solid foundation for effective interaction in both bilateral and multilateral formats. According to Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, top-level mutual visits and negotiations play a key role in expanding trade, economic, cultural, and humanitarian ties.

The National Leader highlighted the contribution of both countries to resolving pressing global issues, particularly in strengthening international peace and security and ensuring sustainable development. He thanked Ankara for its unwavering support of Turkmenistan’s neutral foreign policy course and its initiatives within the UN and other reputable organizations.

Speaking about trade and economic partnership, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov noted that Turkey holds one of the leading positions in Turkmenistan’s foreign trade. Over the years of independence, numerous projects have been implemented in the country with the participation of Turkish companies, including in the textile, energy, gas chemical, industrial, and other sectors. This cooperation continues today.

At the conclusion of the meeting, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan wished each other strong health and success in state activities, as well as peace, well-being, and prosperity to the peoples of both nations. The talks were followed by a joint dinner.

Source: https://turkmenportal.com/