Ï President of Turkmenistan receives the Minister of Defense of the Islamic Republic of Iran
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President of Turkmenistan receives the Minister of Defense of the Islamic Republic of Iran

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President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received the Minister of Defense of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mr. Hossein Dehghan.

Expressing deep gratitude for the opportunity of a personal meeting, the guest conveyed the cordial greetings of President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani to the leader of Turkmenistan. It was noted that the IRI President expressed satisfaction with highly efficient meeting with the President of Turkmenistan held within the framework of the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.

The IRI Minister of Defense underlined that the Government of his country paid significant attention to development of a constructive dialogue with independent neutral Turkmenistan, which pursued the peace-loving foreign policy aimed at enhancing wide international cooperation.

Expressing his best wishes to the leader of the friendly country, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov emphasized the mutual aspiration of the two countries for further development of the traditional intergovernmental relations.

Within the framework of the meeting held in a business atmosphere, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and his guest focused on the existing potential of the Turkmen-Iranian cooperation, which was based on the centuries-old traditions of friendship and good-neighbourhood and successfully developed in the modern epoch.

Highly appreciating the important international initiatives put forward by the President of Turkmenistan, in particular those one on establishing a nuclear-weapon-free zone in Central Asia and the Caspian Region, Mr. Hossein Dehghan expressed belief that their implementation would contribute to promoting the Third Millennium Goals and enhancing mutually beneficial cooperation.

Supporting the constructive policy pursued by the Turkmen leader, the guest expressed the willingness of his country to apply every effort jointly with Turkmenistan to ensure peace, stability, and security at the regional and global scale.

Thanking for the kind words, the President of our country noted that in compliance with its neutral status, Turkmenistan would continue its cooperation in the interests of peace, progress, and creative development with all countries in the world, including its close neighbours.

In conclusion of the meeting, the guest expressed his admiration with the scale of changes taken place in Turkmenistan, and wished the Turkmen people happiness, wellbeing, and kindness as well as new remarkable accomplishments in achieving the high goals of the epoch of might and happiness.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mr. Seyed Mohammad Mousa Hashemi Golpaegani attended the meeting.