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President of Turkmenistan receives U.S. Assistant Secretary of State

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President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, Mr. Robert Blake.

The guest handed over the message from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who had expressed the wishes of happiness, good health and every success in the multifaceted state activities to the leader of the Turkmen state.

It was emphasized that the U.S. Government attached great importance to fostering a constructive dialogue with independent neutral Turkmenistan which pursues the peaceful foreign policy aimed at establishing broad international cooperation in common interests.

Particular gratitude was expressed to President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov for providing overall support to Afghanistan all these years, taking efforts to promote the economic recovery and settle the situation in the neighbouring country as well as putting forward the important initiatives of ambitious regional projects, such as Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline, the North-South transnational transport corridor and Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Tajikistan railway.

Thanking for the kind words, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov expressed his best wishes to the leadership of the friendly country with which Turkmenistan intends to further enhance long-term effective partnership in the bi- and multi-lateral formats, particularly within the major international organisations which facilitate the development of common approaches to address modern challenges.

Focusing with satisfaction on the dynamic development of interstate relations and emerging considerable prospects to enhance them in the light of mutual interest and common social and economic development priorities of the two countries, the leader of Turkmenistan and his guest expressed the willingness of Turkmenistan and the United States to steadily build up the traditional ties in all key areas of cooperation and expand fruitful cooperation between state and business structures.

Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the United States to Turkmenistan, Mr. Robert Patterson attended the meeting.