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New impulse for development of mutually beneficial cooperation

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The top level talks between President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan took place in Erevan.

During the meeting held in the atmosphere of mutual understanding and confidence, in a business and constructive key, the Presidents of Turkmenistan and Armenia discussed a wide spectrum of issues of the intergovernmental partnership paying particular attention to implementation of the bilateral agreements achieved earlier and specified the priority vectors of the Turkmen-Armenian cooperation for the long-term prospect.

The leaders of the two countries exchanged their views on the urgent issues of the regional and international policy that are of particular interest for the both countries.

Then, the talks continued in an expanded format with participation of the members of government delegations of Turkmenistan and Armenia.

In conclusion of the top level talks, the ceremony of signing bilateral documents took place at the Big Hall.

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President Serzh Sargsyan affixed their signatures to the Joint Communiqué to the applause of those present.

The Agreement between the Government of Turkmenistan and the Government of the Republic of Armenia on mutual allocation of land for the Embassy of Turkmenistan in the Republic of Armenia and the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in Turkmenistan; the Agreement between the Government of Turkmenistan and the Government of the Republic of Armenia on air traffic; the Agreement between the Government of Turkmenistan and the Government of the Republic of Armenia on scientific and technological cooperation; the Agreement between the Government of Turkmenistan and the Government of the Republic of Armenia on cooperation in the sphere of seismic protection; the Agreement between the Government of Turkmenistan and the Government of the Republic of Armenia on cooperation in the sphere of veterinary science; the Agreement between the Ministry of Agriculture of Turkmenistan and the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Armenia on cooperation in the sphere of agriculture were signed during the ceremony.

In conclusion of the signing ceremony, the leaders of the two countries made a brief address to the media.

In the afternoon President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov had a working dinner with Vice Premier of the Republic of Armenia Tigran Sargsyan.

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov visited the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia, where the Turkmen leader got acquainted with the key aspects of work of the supreme legislative body of the Republic of Armenia.

The ceremony of conferring the title of Honorary Doctor of the Erevan State University to President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov for the outstanding contribution to promoting the social, political, economic spheres, developing and strengthening the Armenian-Turkmen cooperation took place at the Assembly Hall of the Academic Senate of the Erevan State University.

The diploma and badge was presented to the President of Turkmenistan to the applause of those present.

That day the Turkmen leader also visited the Mesrop Mashtots Scientific and Research Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, where President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov familiarized with the museum exhibits.

In the evening an official reception was given on behalf of President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan in honour of President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov at the Palace of the President of Armenia. The leaders of Turkmenistan and Armenia gave the speeches during the official reception reaffirming the invariable adherence of Turkmenistan and Armenia to the ties of friendship and mutually beneficial cooperation and addressed the best wishes to the peoples of the two countries.