President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held an informal meeting with the Chairman of the Halk Maslakhaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.
Welcoming the distinguished guest, the Head of State thanked him for visiting Turkestan, the spiritual capital of Kazakhstan, a city of sacred significance for all Turkic peoples.
"It is gratifying that cooperation between our countries is developing successfully. The plans include strategically important projects in the gas industry, as well as in the transport and logistics sector. We are monitoring this work, since the further qualitative development of economic cooperation between our countries depends on its results," the President noted.
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev congratulated Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on the beginning of the International Year of Peace and Trust, emphasizing that this initiative, supported by the UN, testifies to the high international reputation of Turkmenistan.
The Chairman of the Khalk Maslakhaty expressed gratitude for the hospitality and called Kazakhstan one of the main strategic partners of Turkmenistan.
- Our bilateral relations in the political, trade, economic and cultural-humanitarian spheres have good prospects. We are grateful to you for supporting Turkmenistan's initiative within the UN to proclaim the International Year of Peace and Trust, - said Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.
During the meeting, prospects for further strengthening the multifaceted strategic partnership across the entire spectrum of bilateral relations were discussed.
The interlocutors emphasized the need to find new growth points and take systemic measures to increase trade turnover to $1 billion in the coming years.
Particular attention was paid to expanding partnerships in the gas industry, in particular, Kazakhstan’s participation in the project to develop the Galkynysh field together with foreign partners.
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev noted the significant potential of the project to build the Turgundi-Herat-Kandahar-Spin-Buldak railway, the successful implementation of which will ensure the diversification of transport routes and the expansion of export markets.
According to him, the Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran railway and the Turkmenbashi-Garabogaz-Kazakhstan border highway under construction also play a key role in the development of transit potential in the North-South direction.
In addition, the meeting participants discussed issues of cooperation in the fields of education, medicine and digitalization.
The Kazakh side expressed its readiness to provide comprehensive assistance to Turkmenistan in the digitalization of public services, as well as in improving the qualifications of IT specialists, military and medical personnel.
By the Kazakhstanskaya Pravda
