A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WAS HELD BETWEEN THE HEADS OF THE MINISTRIES OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF TURKMENISTAN AND THE STATE OF QATAR

Today, on August 30, The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held a phone call with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the the State of Qatar Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani.

During the telephone conversation, an exchange of views took place on a wide range of bilateral relations.

Emphasizing the positive nature of friendly relations between the countries, it was especially noted that contacts at the highest state level are the key factor in the development of bilateral cooperation.

In this context the parties discussed the possibilities of organizing an official visit of the President of Turkmenistan to the State of Qatar.

The Foreign Ministers focused on the importance of the activities of the Joint Intergovernmental Turkmen-Qatari Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation and agreed to hold its third meeting in the near future.

In order to develop political-diplomatic interaction, the Foreign Ministers of the two countries stressed the need to organize political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and Qatar by the end of autumn this year.