Bagdad Amreyev met with Rashid Meredov

On June 29, Secretary General of the Turkic Council Bagdad Amreyev met with Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov in Ashgabat.

Bagdad Amreyev thanked Rashid Meredov for the warm welcome and spoke about the preparatory stages of organizing the eighth summit, which will be held in November 2021 in Turkey, and about the decisions that will be taken during the meeting to expand cooperation between the countries of the Turkic Council. The Secretary General of the Turkic Council added that he expects to meet Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov at this event.

Rashid Meredov, in turn, noted that Turkmenistan supports the development of partnership within the framework of the Turkic Council, especially on issues of maintaining stability and security, including energy and environmental security in the region and beyond.

The parties also discussed the prospect of Turkmenistan joining the Turkic Council with a special status.