After the talks and ceremony of signing bilateral documents had concluded, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Prime Minister of the Republic of India Narendra Modi gave press conference.
President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov noted that the talks held in the atmosphere of openness and mutual understanding inherent to Turkmenistan-India relations had been productive. They demonstrated the similarity of views in the key issues of the international policy and mutual interests in building up cooperation between the two states.
The President of Turkmenistan noted, that they had agreed to support each other in frameworks of international organisations, in particular the United Nations Organisation. The leaders of the two states emphasized the significance of successive development of cooperation between our states within the framework of the Non-Aligned Movement.
The Turkmen leader also dwelt upon the agreement to consolidate the efforts to struggle against new challenges, including terrorism, extremism, transantional crime, illicit drug trafficking. Informing journalists that particular attention during the talks were paid to the situation in Afghanistan, the Turkmen leader emphasized the importance of restoring social and economic infrastructure of Afghanistan in peaceful ways and through political means.
Then the President of Turkmenistan focused on cooperation in the power industry sphere, where the implementation of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project plays a crucial role.
The leaders of the two states reaffirmed the willingness for enhancing trade and economic and investment cooperation, building up industrial and technological partnership.
The Turkmen leader focused on the huge opportunities for implementation of joint projects in the power industry, in the sphere of communications, chemical and medical industries, agriculture and the spheres of high technologies and tourism.
Dwelling upon the vectors of cooperation in such priority sphere as transport, the Turkmen leader noted that Turkmenistan and India were interested in the joint implementation of the Wast-West and North-South transport and infrastructural projects. The strategic areas of interstate cooperation also include the transport sector. Currently, Turkmen experts are considering the proposal of the Indian side on the accession to the North-South transport corridor project that aims at linking the Indian port of Mumbai with the sea ports of Iran and the Persian Gulf. The President of Turkmenistan also noted that Indian partners were suggested to consider an opportunity to participate in the implementation of the quadripartite project of the Uzbekistan-Turkmenistan-Iran-Oman transit transport corridor.
The leaders of the two states achieved an agreement on holding joint cultural events to familiarize our peoples with the rich historical and cultural heritage of Turkmenistan and India and promote strengthening mutual relations. It was agreed to build up cooperation in the sphere of science and education, in particular between the higher educational institutions of the two countries, including between the Academies of Sciences.
The Turkmen leader noted that the Prime Minister of the Republic of India had been invited to take part in the international conference and festivities to be held in Ashgabat in December of the current year on occasion of the 20th anniversary of neutrality of Turkmenistan.
The President of Turkmenistan underlined that our state considered India as a fraternal country and reliable partner, as a like-minded nation in the issues of regional and global policy and noted that the Ashgabat talks had confirmed the coincidence of the strategic goals of the two states.
Commenting on the outcomes of the talks, Prime Minister of the Republic of India Narendra Modi noted that the experience of Turkmenistan-India cooperation guaranteed the further development of partnership. The distinguished guest underlined the huge potential cooperation between India with population of 1.250 billion and rapidly developing economy and Turkmenistan, the country possessing rich natural resources. Given that India has built up and strengthened its relations with the Central Asian countries, Turkmenistan plays a very important role in this regard.
The Prime Minister noted that India opened up new opportunities for cooperation in the region and underlined the significance of the TAPI project that would allow bringing the regional partnership up to new level and contributing to the prosperity of the countries. Narendra Modi said that it was important to study other opportunities for such joint projects and investments into power industry. India is interested in cooperation in the oil processing industry, the sphere of supply of mineral fertilizers and transport sector.
The Prime Minister expressed support to the project on the North-South transport corridor and highly evaluated the role of the Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran railway.
Underlining the productivity of the talks, Prime Minister of the Republic of India Narendra Modi expressed belief in that the relations between Turkmenistan and India would successfully develop.
President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov noted that the talks held in the atmosphere of openness and mutual understanding inherent to Turkmenistan-India relations had been productive. They demonstrated the similarity of views in the key issues of the international policy and mutual interests in building up cooperation between the two states.
The President of Turkmenistan noted, that they had agreed to support each other in frameworks of international organisations, in particular the United Nations Organisation. The leaders of the two states emphasized the significance of successive development of cooperation between our states within the framework of the Non-Aligned Movement.
The Turkmen leader also dwelt upon the agreement to consolidate the efforts to struggle against new challenges, including terrorism, extremism, transantional crime, illicit drug trafficking. Informing journalists that particular attention during the talks were paid to the situation in Afghanistan, the Turkmen leader emphasized the importance of restoring social and economic infrastructure of Afghanistan in peaceful ways and through political means.
Then the President of Turkmenistan focused on cooperation in the power industry sphere, where the implementation of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project plays a crucial role.
The leaders of the two states reaffirmed the willingness for enhancing trade and economic and investment cooperation, building up industrial and technological partnership.
The Turkmen leader focused on the huge opportunities for implementation of joint projects in the power industry, in the sphere of communications, chemical and medical industries, agriculture and the spheres of high technologies and tourism.
Dwelling upon the vectors of cooperation in such priority sphere as transport, the Turkmen leader noted that Turkmenistan and India were interested in the joint implementation of the Wast-West and North-South transport and infrastructural projects. The strategic areas of interstate cooperation also include the transport sector. Currently, Turkmen experts are considering the proposal of the Indian side on the accession to the North-South transport corridor project that aims at linking the Indian port of Mumbai with the sea ports of Iran and the Persian Gulf. The President of Turkmenistan also noted that Indian partners were suggested to consider an opportunity to participate in the implementation of the quadripartite project of the Uzbekistan-Turkmenistan-Iran-Oman transit transport corridor.
The leaders of the two states achieved an agreement on holding joint cultural events to familiarize our peoples with the rich historical and cultural heritage of Turkmenistan and India and promote strengthening mutual relations. It was agreed to build up cooperation in the sphere of science and education, in particular between the higher educational institutions of the two countries, including between the Academies of Sciences.
The Turkmen leader noted that the Prime Minister of the Republic of India had been invited to take part in the international conference and festivities to be held in Ashgabat in December of the current year on occasion of the 20th anniversary of neutrality of Turkmenistan.
The President of Turkmenistan underlined that our state considered India as a fraternal country and reliable partner, as a like-minded nation in the issues of regional and global policy and noted that the Ashgabat talks had confirmed the coincidence of the strategic goals of the two states.
Commenting on the outcomes of the talks, Prime Minister of the Republic of India Narendra Modi noted that the experience of Turkmenistan-India cooperation guaranteed the further development of partnership. The distinguished guest underlined the huge potential cooperation between India with population of 1.250 billion and rapidly developing economy and Turkmenistan, the country possessing rich natural resources. Given that India has built up and strengthened its relations with the Central Asian countries, Turkmenistan plays a very important role in this regard.
The Prime Minister noted that India opened up new opportunities for cooperation in the region and underlined the significance of the TAPI project that would allow bringing the regional partnership up to new level and contributing to the prosperity of the countries. Narendra Modi said that it was important to study other opportunities for such joint projects and investments into power industry. India is interested in cooperation in the oil processing industry, the sphere of supply of mineral fertilizers and transport sector.
The Prime Minister expressed support to the project on the North-South transport corridor and highly evaluated the role of the Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran railway.
Underlining the productivity of the talks, Prime Minister of the Republic of India Narendra Modi expressed belief in that the relations between Turkmenistan and India would successfully develop.