President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Turkmenistan Seyed Mohammad Ahmadi, who presented his credential letters to the Turkmen leader.
Expressing gratitude for the opportunity of a personal meeting and the heartfelt welcome, the guest conveyed the heartfelt greetings of President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to the leader of Turkmenistan and best wishes for the wellbeing and prosperity to the Turkmen people. Noting that he considered it a great responsibility to represent his country in the state whose peaceful policy and progressive constructive initiatives had earned it the high international prestige, the diplomat congratulated the Turkmen leader on the remarkable date – the 25th anniversary of independence of Turkmenistan.
Greeting the guest, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov expressed his warm greetings to the leadership of friendly Iran that Turkmenistan had been sharing millennia-old historical and cultural traditions with. Emphasizing the profound contribution made by the Embassy of Iran for a long number of years to strengthen multifaceted fruitful cooperation between the two states and nations, the Turkmen leader congratulated Mr. Seyed Mohammad Ahmadi on the appointment to the diplomatic post and wished him every success in his work.
Exchanging views on the current state and prospects of Turkmen-Iranian relations, the President of Turkmenistan and the diplomat discussed key aspects of bilateral cooperation at the present stage and expressed the willingness to strengthen and build up full-scale partnership on the principles of mutual benefit, equality and goodwill. Particular attention was paid to bilateral relations on a multilateral basis, within the international organisations, in particular the UN and its agencies.
In this regard, emphasis was placed on the tremendous success and fruitfulness of the recent Turkmen-Iranian top-level talks, held in the framework of the official visit of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to Iran in November 2015 that gave a new impetus to fruitful interstate cooperation.
Special attention was paid to the possibility of expanding trade and economic ties and cooperation in the transport and energy sectors and implementing joint large-scale projects in the oil and gas industry, hydrocarbon processing industry, etc.
Noting that the promotion of humanitarian contacts was an important component of the intergovernmental dialogue, the Turkmen leader and his guest called for the intensification of traditional humanitarian cooperation facilitated by international exhibitions and conferences and the days of culture held in our countries on a regular basis.
In this context emphasis was placed on the significance of the declaration of 2016 the Year of Reverence for Heritage, Reforms in the Motherland as vivid evidence for respect of the Turkmen state for its history, spiritual and cultural values and traditions.
Expressing once again sincere gratitude to the leader of Turkmenistan for the opportunity of a personal meeting, Mr. Seyed Mohammad Ahmadi assured President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov that he would make every effort to promote the constructive intergovernmental dialogue.
In conclusion, the Turkmen leader and the diplomat expressed belief that the ties of friendship and cooperation between Turkmenistan and the Islamic Republic of Iran based on the unbreakable goodwill and the interests of the two states and nations would continue to develop successfully.
Expressing gratitude for the opportunity of a personal meeting and the heartfelt welcome, the guest conveyed the heartfelt greetings of President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to the leader of Turkmenistan and best wishes for the wellbeing and prosperity to the Turkmen people. Noting that he considered it a great responsibility to represent his country in the state whose peaceful policy and progressive constructive initiatives had earned it the high international prestige, the diplomat congratulated the Turkmen leader on the remarkable date – the 25th anniversary of independence of Turkmenistan.
Greeting the guest, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov expressed his warm greetings to the leadership of friendly Iran that Turkmenistan had been sharing millennia-old historical and cultural traditions with. Emphasizing the profound contribution made by the Embassy of Iran for a long number of years to strengthen multifaceted fruitful cooperation between the two states and nations, the Turkmen leader congratulated Mr. Seyed Mohammad Ahmadi on the appointment to the diplomatic post and wished him every success in his work.
Exchanging views on the current state and prospects of Turkmen-Iranian relations, the President of Turkmenistan and the diplomat discussed key aspects of bilateral cooperation at the present stage and expressed the willingness to strengthen and build up full-scale partnership on the principles of mutual benefit, equality and goodwill. Particular attention was paid to bilateral relations on a multilateral basis, within the international organisations, in particular the UN and its agencies.
In this regard, emphasis was placed on the tremendous success and fruitfulness of the recent Turkmen-Iranian top-level talks, held in the framework of the official visit of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to Iran in November 2015 that gave a new impetus to fruitful interstate cooperation.
Special attention was paid to the possibility of expanding trade and economic ties and cooperation in the transport and energy sectors and implementing joint large-scale projects in the oil and gas industry, hydrocarbon processing industry, etc.
Noting that the promotion of humanitarian contacts was an important component of the intergovernmental dialogue, the Turkmen leader and his guest called for the intensification of traditional humanitarian cooperation facilitated by international exhibitions and conferences and the days of culture held in our countries on a regular basis.
In this context emphasis was placed on the significance of the declaration of 2016 the Year of Reverence for Heritage, Reforms in the Motherland as vivid evidence for respect of the Turkmen state for its history, spiritual and cultural values and traditions.
Expressing once again sincere gratitude to the leader of Turkmenistan for the opportunity of a personal meeting, Mr. Seyed Mohammad Ahmadi assured President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov that he would make every effort to promote the constructive intergovernmental dialogue.
In conclusion, the Turkmen leader and the diplomat expressed belief that the ties of friendship and cooperation between Turkmenistan and the Islamic Republic of Iran based on the unbreakable goodwill and the interests of the two states and nations would continue to develop successfully.