President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the French Republic in Turkmenistan Mr. Patrick Pascal.
The diplomat presented his letters of credentials to Turkmen leader and conveyed the cordial greetings and best wishes on behalf of President of France Francois Hollande to President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. The Ambassador noted that Turkmen-French cooperation founded on mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit had broad prospects for further enhancement.
Expressing his greetings and best wishes to the leadership of the Government of the French Republic, the Turkmen leader congratulated Mr. Patrick Pascal on his appointment and wished him every success in strengthening the bonds of friendship and cooperation between the two countries. President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov emphasized that traditionally friendly relations with France, which ranks among long-term partners of Turkmenistan, were built on mutual respect and mutually beneficial cooperation.
The Turkmen leader and the French diplomat expressed deep satisfaction with the level of the interstate dialogue, which has been filled with new content and quality in recent years. In this context, emphasis was placed on the significance of the Day of Turkmen Economy and the exhibition of Turkmenistan's economic achievements held in Paris in July this year, which became an event of historical importance in the chronicles of cooperation between the two friendly countries. Such events open up new opportunities to popularize the achievements of the Turkmen state in various economic sectors and contribute to building up mutually advantageous partnership of major French companies and businesses with our country.
It was emphasized that Turkmenistan is a peace-loving country open to all that pays great attention to the development of good neighbourly relations with foreign countries and aims to ensure peace and prosperity on a global scale.
Touching upon the prospects for intensifying Turkmen-French partnership, the sides identified trade and economy, energy sector, construction, communications, transport, use of state-of-the-art machinery, technologies and equipment and tourism as its priority fields.
Particular importance was attached to cooperation in the humanitarian sphere which opened up ample opportunities to establish closer contacts in education and science. The President of Turkmenistan and the French diplomat called for further enhancement of traditional cultural ties which serve as an essential factor in bringing the two states and nations closer together.
In conclusion, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the French Republic in Turkmenistan assured President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov that he would spare no effort to further promote bilateral relations and wished good health and every success in his multifaceted activity to the Turkmen leader and peace and prosperity to the people of Turkmenistan.
The diplomat presented his letters of credentials to Turkmen leader and conveyed the cordial greetings and best wishes on behalf of President of France Francois Hollande to President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. The Ambassador noted that Turkmen-French cooperation founded on mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit had broad prospects for further enhancement.
Expressing his greetings and best wishes to the leadership of the Government of the French Republic, the Turkmen leader congratulated Mr. Patrick Pascal on his appointment and wished him every success in strengthening the bonds of friendship and cooperation between the two countries. President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov emphasized that traditionally friendly relations with France, which ranks among long-term partners of Turkmenistan, were built on mutual respect and mutually beneficial cooperation.
The Turkmen leader and the French diplomat expressed deep satisfaction with the level of the interstate dialogue, which has been filled with new content and quality in recent years. In this context, emphasis was placed on the significance of the Day of Turkmen Economy and the exhibition of Turkmenistan's economic achievements held in Paris in July this year, which became an event of historical importance in the chronicles of cooperation between the two friendly countries. Such events open up new opportunities to popularize the achievements of the Turkmen state in various economic sectors and contribute to building up mutually advantageous partnership of major French companies and businesses with our country.
It was emphasized that Turkmenistan is a peace-loving country open to all that pays great attention to the development of good neighbourly relations with foreign countries and aims to ensure peace and prosperity on a global scale.
Touching upon the prospects for intensifying Turkmen-French partnership, the sides identified trade and economy, energy sector, construction, communications, transport, use of state-of-the-art machinery, technologies and equipment and tourism as its priority fields.
Particular importance was attached to cooperation in the humanitarian sphere which opened up ample opportunities to establish closer contacts in education and science. The President of Turkmenistan and the French diplomat called for further enhancement of traditional cultural ties which serve as an essential factor in bringing the two states and nations closer together.
In conclusion, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the French Republic in Turkmenistan assured President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov that he would spare no effort to further promote bilateral relations and wished good health and every success in his multifaceted activity to the Turkmen leader and peace and prosperity to the people of Turkmenistan.