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Yerevan and Ashgabat advocated for intensifying economic cooperation

Yerevan and Ashgabat advocated for intensifying economic cooperation

ArmInfo.  Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Akhmet Gurbanov and his Armenian counterpart Mnatsakan Safaryan, at a meeting in Yerevan, advocated for  intensifying bilateral economic cooperation.

The Turkmen delegation arrived in Yerevan to participate in the  international conference "Yerevan Dialogue."

According to the press service of the Armenian Embassy in  Turkmenistan, during the talks, the diplomats noted the high level of  political and diplomatic interaction between the two countries. It  was emphasized that regular dialogue at the highest level is the  foundation of bilateral cooperation. Systematic inter-MFA  consultations were identified as an important tool for partnership.  The parties noted their close cooperation on international platforms,  with the Turkmen side expressing gratitude to the Armenian side for  its support of Turkmenistan's foreign policy initiatives put forward  within reputable international structures.

Regarding trade and economic cooperation, the meeting participants  emphasized the need to intensify existing instruments for  diversifying and increasing mutual trade. In this regard, the  coordinating role of the Turkmen-Armenian Intergovernmental  Commission on Economic Cooperation was noted. A commitment to  creating conditions for direct interaction between commercial  entities and the private sector of the two countries was also  expressed.

In the context of developing cultural and humanitarian partnership,  its high level was noted. To further strengthen humanitarian ties  between the peoples, the Turkmen side proposed holding future Days of  Culture of Turkmenistan in Armenia.