Turkmen president, Azerbaijani economy minister mull transport co-op

President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov met with Minister of Economy of Azerbaijan Mikayil Jabbarov in Ashgabat, Report informs.

The parties discussed the development of trade and economic cooperation, covering such areas as the fuel and energy complex, transport and communications.

The officials noted the role of Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan in increasing interregional transit cargo transportation through the transport systems of both countries and discussed the prospects for partnership in this sector.

Another topic of negotiations was the oil and gas industry, in which there are also opportunities for combining efforts in the interests of the two states. The officials also talked about intensifying contacts between the business communities of Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan.

On the same day, Mikail Jabbarov met with the Chairman of the People's Council of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. They focused on the development of inter-parliamentary relations, the exchange of experience at the level of legislative bodies and holding consultations in the legal sphere, which will serve to strengthen Turkmen-Azerbaijani relations in the trade and economic spheres.