President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held the talks with Chen Zhili, Special Envoy of the PRC President and Vice Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress at the Oguzkhan palace complex. The Chinese senior official had arrived in Ashgabat leading a high-level delegation to attend the celebrations in honour of the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Turkmenistan and China.
Greeting the Special Envoy of the friendly country, the Turkmen leader Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov had a photo with the guest taken on her request.
Expressing gratitude for the warm and hearty welcome, Mrs. Chen Zhili congratulated President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on the remarkable date in the history of bilateral relations and conveyed the hearty greetings of PRC President Hu Jintao and Premier of the State Council Wen Jiabao who had expressed the wishes of happiness, peace and wellbeing in the new year to the Turkmen leader and the people of friendly Turkmenistan.
Thanking for the kind words, the leader of the Turkmen state expressed the best wishes and cordial gratitude to the leadership of the People’s Republic of China for the hearty congratulations on the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Turkmenistan and China.
“I have the warm recollections of our meetings with Mr. Hu Jintao. During these fruitful meetings always held in a sincere atmosphere we reaffirmed the mutual willingness and commitments to steadily developing and enhancing multifaceted partnership between our countries,” said President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov focusing on the significance of the recent state visit to China last November that, in his opinion, had become a landmark event offering a powerful impetus to Turkmen-Chinese relations.
Underscoring the progressive development of interstate relations build on the firm foundation of centuries-old friendship and mutually beneficial equal partnership, the Turkmen leader said the priority aspects of the foreign policy of the Turkmen state were stable developing and strengthening relationships with China that were filled with a new content nowadays.
“We view the People’s Republic of China as our true friend and dependable partner,” said the Turkmen leader emphasizing with satisfaction that the two states shared views and approaches to addressing critical issues of regional and international politics.
President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said the fuel and energy sector was a priority area of Turkmen -Chinese cooperation. “We are convinced that the vast opportunities exist to consistently enhance long-term mutually advantageous partnership in this area,” emphasized the Turkmen leader.
Underlining Turkmenistan’s firm intention to promote fruitful cooperation in a number of other critical areas, the Turkmen leader said the reliable legal framework of bilateral partnership provided a reliable platform for bringing contacts between Turkmenistan and the People’s Republic of China to a qualitatively new level as consistent with the potential and interests of the two countries.
Noting that Turkmenistan regarded cooperation with China, one of the first states that Turkmenistan had established diplomatic relations with at the dawn of state independence, as strategic, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov thanked the Government of the friendly country for providing substantial assistance and support for all these years in promoting important international initiatives independent Turkmenistan put forward in the interests of peace and wellbeing.
The Turkmen leader Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov emphasized that the Turkmenistan was committed supporting the one-China policy. Promoting bilateral cooperation, we abide by the age-old traditions of friendly and respectful relations between the Turkmen and Chinese peoples, common values and the principles of peacefulness and humanism,” emphasized the Turkmen leader expressed firm belief that Turkmen-Chinese relations would be steadily and consistently developed in the interests of the two friendly nations in the future.
“China completely supports the way of development chosen by Turkmenistan and its policy towards wide international cooperation and highly evaluates a profound contribution that the friendly country makes to strengthening peace on the planet,” emphasized Special Envoy of the PRC President Mrs. Chen Zhili noting that promotion of long-term and stable relations of friendship and cooperation with Turkmenistan met the basic interests of the two states and nations.
It was noted that a new page was added to the history of bilateral relations in 1992, and since then China had been taking consistent measures to enhance multifaceted cooperation with Turkmenistan that it viewed as its true friend and long-term and dependable partner. The top level bilateral agreements reached during the state visit of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to the People’s Republic of China last year that became a landmark in the history of bilateral relations are vivid evidence for it.
“Friendly contacts between China and Turkmenistan have the deep, deep roots. In recent years Turkmen-Chinese relations have been offered a powerful impetus to develop due to the personal efforts of the leaders of our states,” said Mrs. Chen Zhili. She stated that the countries continuously strengthened the political confidence, provided support in the important areas of cooperation and enhanced trade and economic bilateral relations. The guest emphasized that China implementing the reforms for the past thirty years had reached a high level of development and stood ready to share its experience in various areas with Turkmenistan.
In a cordial and friendly atmosphere the President of Turkmenistan and his guest highly evaluated the prospects for enhancing the fruitful and multifaceted interstate dialogue in the whole spectrum of areas and expressed belief that Turkmen-Chinese relations that rooted deeply in the times of the Great Silk Road had the great future.
The sides were unanimous that the mutual intention of Turkmenistan and China to intensify political, economic, cultural and humanitarian contacts and the profound positive experience of collaboration accumulated for twenty years and embodied in dozens of important projects of national and international significance in the gas sector that was of strategic importance for both economies underlay these optimistic forecasts. The 21st-century ambitious project of the longest gas pipeline from Turkmenistan to China – the energy bridge connecting China with Central Asian countries is quite illustrative in this regard.
Underlining the importance of enhancing economic cooperation, the sides called for launching new joint projects that would facilitate and strengthen bilateral cooperation in the trade, investment, transport, telecommunications, chemical, textile, agricultural, health and innovative technologies sectors. Partnership in the cultural and humanitarian spheres where the positive experience of collaboration had been accumulated was deemed to be quite promising.
It was noted that demonstrating a mutually respectful and responsible approach to building mutually advantageous partnership, the two friendly countries intended to effectively cooperate in the bi- and multi-lateral formats – within the major international organisations and structures, particularly the United Nations. The Vice Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress stated that the Chinese side respected and supported the status of neutrality of Turkmenistan and highly evaluated the peacemaking position and commitment of our country to using political and diplomatic means for addressing challenges and problems.
In conclusion the Turkmen leader and his guest exchanged the cordial wishes and expressed belief that the constructive international dialogue would be developed further in mutual interests. Sharing her impressions of Turkmenistan she was visiting for the first time, Mrs. Chen Zhili emphasized that cleanness and beauty of Ashgabat – a very original and monumental city – had produced a profound impression on the members of the Chinese delegation. Expressing her admiration for Turkmenistan’s outstanding achievements in the new historical epoch, the guest wished happiness, the strength of the country and spectacular accomplishments on the chosen path of progress and prosperity to President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and the brotherly Turkmen people who had united round their national leader.
Mrs. Chen Zhili expressed belief that the presidential election in Turkmenistan that would be held in a proper and timely manner and wished President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov under whose leadership Turkmenistan had the bright and great future ahead to be reelected for a second term.
At the conclusion the President of Turkmenistan congratulated on the jubilee, 20th anniversary of the establishment PRC President Hu Jintao and Premier of the State Council Wen Jibao of diplomatic relations between the two countries and expressed the best wishes of good health, wellbeing and prosperity.
The members of the Chinese delegation and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of Chine to Turkmenistan Mr. Xiao Qinghua attended the meeting.
* * *
The Special Envoy of the PRC President visited the Mejlis of Turkmenistan where she had a meeting with Chairperson of the Parliament A. Nurberdyeva who informed the guests of the structure and law-making activities of deputies of the Mejlis that took consistent efforts to promote inter-parliamentary contacts with different countries of the world.
During the meeting the Vice Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress was informed in detail of key vectors of the domestic and foreign policy of our country steadily pursued by the Turkmen leader Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov for the benefit and happiness of the Turkmen people and the progress in implementing the ambitious society-oriented reforms and changes. In this context the Chairperson of the Mejlis briefed Mrs. Chen Zhili of social benefits provided to citizens and the ongoing unprecedented social and economic programmes.
Underlining the existing profound potential of interstate collaboration effectively promoted in a number of key areas, the sides focused on the importance of strengthening inter-parliamentary contacts and modernizing further the legal framework built on an equal and mutually beneficial basis. The priority areas of Turkmen-Chinese partnership that is strengthened with every passing year included the communications, telecommunications, education, scientific, information technology, health care, tourism and textile sectors. Also emphasis was placed on the importance of intensifying the cultural dialogue that directly contributed to between understanding between the two nations and strengthening the ties of their friendship and brotherhood.
On that day the members of the Chinese delegation visited landmarks of the Turkmen capital and its vicinities. They visited the beautiful new building of Bagt Kosgi where they attended a wedding ceremony.
The Special Envoy of the PRC President and the members of the delegations visited the National Turkmen Carpet Museum in Ashgabat and the Turkmenabshi Mosque of Spiritually in Gypjak settlement.
The programme of the visit of the Special Envoy of the PRC President included a visit to the Ahalteke Horse Breeding Complex located at the picturesque foothills of the Kopetdag Mountains. The guest expressed their admiration of the grandiose and unique facility. Elite representatives of the legendary Ahalteke horses that is widely known in China where Ahalteke horses were called the heavenly horses were demonstrated to the members of the Chinese delegation.
Greeting the Special Envoy of the friendly country, the Turkmen leader Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov had a photo with the guest taken on her request.
Expressing gratitude for the warm and hearty welcome, Mrs. Chen Zhili congratulated President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on the remarkable date in the history of bilateral relations and conveyed the hearty greetings of PRC President Hu Jintao and Premier of the State Council Wen Jiabao who had expressed the wishes of happiness, peace and wellbeing in the new year to the Turkmen leader and the people of friendly Turkmenistan.
Thanking for the kind words, the leader of the Turkmen state expressed the best wishes and cordial gratitude to the leadership of the People’s Republic of China for the hearty congratulations on the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Turkmenistan and China.
“I have the warm recollections of our meetings with Mr. Hu Jintao. During these fruitful meetings always held in a sincere atmosphere we reaffirmed the mutual willingness and commitments to steadily developing and enhancing multifaceted partnership between our countries,” said President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov focusing on the significance of the recent state visit to China last November that, in his opinion, had become a landmark event offering a powerful impetus to Turkmen-Chinese relations.
Underscoring the progressive development of interstate relations build on the firm foundation of centuries-old friendship and mutually beneficial equal partnership, the Turkmen leader said the priority aspects of the foreign policy of the Turkmen state were stable developing and strengthening relationships with China that were filled with a new content nowadays.
“We view the People’s Republic of China as our true friend and dependable partner,” said the Turkmen leader emphasizing with satisfaction that the two states shared views and approaches to addressing critical issues of regional and international politics.
President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said the fuel and energy sector was a priority area of Turkmen -Chinese cooperation. “We are convinced that the vast opportunities exist to consistently enhance long-term mutually advantageous partnership in this area,” emphasized the Turkmen leader.
Underlining Turkmenistan’s firm intention to promote fruitful cooperation in a number of other critical areas, the Turkmen leader said the reliable legal framework of bilateral partnership provided a reliable platform for bringing contacts between Turkmenistan and the People’s Republic of China to a qualitatively new level as consistent with the potential and interests of the two countries.
Noting that Turkmenistan regarded cooperation with China, one of the first states that Turkmenistan had established diplomatic relations with at the dawn of state independence, as strategic, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov thanked the Government of the friendly country for providing substantial assistance and support for all these years in promoting important international initiatives independent Turkmenistan put forward in the interests of peace and wellbeing.
The Turkmen leader Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov emphasized that the Turkmenistan was committed supporting the one-China policy. Promoting bilateral cooperation, we abide by the age-old traditions of friendly and respectful relations between the Turkmen and Chinese peoples, common values and the principles of peacefulness and humanism,” emphasized the Turkmen leader expressed firm belief that Turkmen-Chinese relations would be steadily and consistently developed in the interests of the two friendly nations in the future.
“China completely supports the way of development chosen by Turkmenistan and its policy towards wide international cooperation and highly evaluates a profound contribution that the friendly country makes to strengthening peace on the planet,” emphasized Special Envoy of the PRC President Mrs. Chen Zhili noting that promotion of long-term and stable relations of friendship and cooperation with Turkmenistan met the basic interests of the two states and nations.
It was noted that a new page was added to the history of bilateral relations in 1992, and since then China had been taking consistent measures to enhance multifaceted cooperation with Turkmenistan that it viewed as its true friend and long-term and dependable partner. The top level bilateral agreements reached during the state visit of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to the People’s Republic of China last year that became a landmark in the history of bilateral relations are vivid evidence for it.
“Friendly contacts between China and Turkmenistan have the deep, deep roots. In recent years Turkmen-Chinese relations have been offered a powerful impetus to develop due to the personal efforts of the leaders of our states,” said Mrs. Chen Zhili. She stated that the countries continuously strengthened the political confidence, provided support in the important areas of cooperation and enhanced trade and economic bilateral relations. The guest emphasized that China implementing the reforms for the past thirty years had reached a high level of development and stood ready to share its experience in various areas with Turkmenistan.
In a cordial and friendly atmosphere the President of Turkmenistan and his guest highly evaluated the prospects for enhancing the fruitful and multifaceted interstate dialogue in the whole spectrum of areas and expressed belief that Turkmen-Chinese relations that rooted deeply in the times of the Great Silk Road had the great future.
The sides were unanimous that the mutual intention of Turkmenistan and China to intensify political, economic, cultural and humanitarian contacts and the profound positive experience of collaboration accumulated for twenty years and embodied in dozens of important projects of national and international significance in the gas sector that was of strategic importance for both economies underlay these optimistic forecasts. The 21st-century ambitious project of the longest gas pipeline from Turkmenistan to China – the energy bridge connecting China with Central Asian countries is quite illustrative in this regard.
Underlining the importance of enhancing economic cooperation, the sides called for launching new joint projects that would facilitate and strengthen bilateral cooperation in the trade, investment, transport, telecommunications, chemical, textile, agricultural, health and innovative technologies sectors. Partnership in the cultural and humanitarian spheres where the positive experience of collaboration had been accumulated was deemed to be quite promising.
It was noted that demonstrating a mutually respectful and responsible approach to building mutually advantageous partnership, the two friendly countries intended to effectively cooperate in the bi- and multi-lateral formats – within the major international organisations and structures, particularly the United Nations. The Vice Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress stated that the Chinese side respected and supported the status of neutrality of Turkmenistan and highly evaluated the peacemaking position and commitment of our country to using political and diplomatic means for addressing challenges and problems.
In conclusion the Turkmen leader and his guest exchanged the cordial wishes and expressed belief that the constructive international dialogue would be developed further in mutual interests. Sharing her impressions of Turkmenistan she was visiting for the first time, Mrs. Chen Zhili emphasized that cleanness and beauty of Ashgabat – a very original and monumental city – had produced a profound impression on the members of the Chinese delegation. Expressing her admiration for Turkmenistan’s outstanding achievements in the new historical epoch, the guest wished happiness, the strength of the country and spectacular accomplishments on the chosen path of progress and prosperity to President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and the brotherly Turkmen people who had united round their national leader.
Mrs. Chen Zhili expressed belief that the presidential election in Turkmenistan that would be held in a proper and timely manner and wished President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov under whose leadership Turkmenistan had the bright and great future ahead to be reelected for a second term.
At the conclusion the President of Turkmenistan congratulated on the jubilee, 20th anniversary of the establishment PRC President Hu Jintao and Premier of the State Council Wen Jibao of diplomatic relations between the two countries and expressed the best wishes of good health, wellbeing and prosperity.
The members of the Chinese delegation and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of Chine to Turkmenistan Mr. Xiao Qinghua attended the meeting.
The Special Envoy of the PRC President visited the Mejlis of Turkmenistan where she had a meeting with Chairperson of the Parliament A. Nurberdyeva who informed the guests of the structure and law-making activities of deputies of the Mejlis that took consistent efforts to promote inter-parliamentary contacts with different countries of the world.
During the meeting the Vice Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress was informed in detail of key vectors of the domestic and foreign policy of our country steadily pursued by the Turkmen leader Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov for the benefit and happiness of the Turkmen people and the progress in implementing the ambitious society-oriented reforms and changes. In this context the Chairperson of the Mejlis briefed Mrs. Chen Zhili of social benefits provided to citizens and the ongoing unprecedented social and economic programmes.
Underlining the existing profound potential of interstate collaboration effectively promoted in a number of key areas, the sides focused on the importance of strengthening inter-parliamentary contacts and modernizing further the legal framework built on an equal and mutually beneficial basis. The priority areas of Turkmen-Chinese partnership that is strengthened with every passing year included the communications, telecommunications, education, scientific, information technology, health care, tourism and textile sectors. Also emphasis was placed on the importance of intensifying the cultural dialogue that directly contributed to between understanding between the two nations and strengthening the ties of their friendship and brotherhood.
On that day the members of the Chinese delegation visited landmarks of the Turkmen capital and its vicinities. They visited the beautiful new building of Bagt Kosgi where they attended a wedding ceremony.
The Special Envoy of the PRC President and the members of the delegations visited the National Turkmen Carpet Museum in Ashgabat and the Turkmenabshi Mosque of Spiritually in Gypjak settlement.
The programme of the visit of the Special Envoy of the PRC President included a visit to the Ahalteke Horse Breeding Complex located at the picturesque foothills of the Kopetdag Mountains. The guest expressed their admiration of the grandiose and unique facility. Elite representatives of the legendary Ahalteke horses that is widely known in China where Ahalteke horses were called the heavenly horses were demonstrated to the members of the Chinese delegation.