The Head of State received the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov

May 27, 2024

The President of Kazakhstan received Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov, who arrived in Astana on an official visit.

Welcoming the Turkmen diplomat, the Head of State expressed satisfaction with the current state of Kazakh-Turkmen relations, which are steadily strengthening in the spirit of friendship, good neighborliness and strategic partnership.

– We consider Turkmenistan as a reliable strategic partner, as a state that is close to us both in spirit and in history. Indeed, in recent years, cooperation between our countries has developed in an upward line and acquired new dynamics, including in strategic sectors of the economy," the President noted.

Taking the opportunity, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev conveyed his best wishes to President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.

Rashid Meredov expressed gratitude for the traditionally warm welcome and confirmed Ashgabat's commitment to further enhance bilateral cooperation with Astana across the entire spectrum of interstate relations.

During the conversation, the progress of the implementation of major projects in the trade, economic, energy, transport and logistics sectors was reviewed. The importance of bringing them to a logical conclusion was noted, which will once again confirm the special nature of relations between the two fraternal states.

Special attention was paid to the deepening of the cultural and humanitarian dimension, which is filled with new content every year.

The interlocutors discussed topical issues on the regional and international agenda, as well as reviewed the schedule of upcoming contacts at the highest level.