Turkey, Turkmenistan to boost cooperation: FM Çavuşoğlu

There is potential for cooperation between Turkey, Turkmenistan and other countries in the region on energy, economic relations, transportation and logistics, Turkey's foreign minister said on March 6. 

"Having perfect political relations is not enough. There is potential for cooperation between the two countries and the other countries in the region on other important issues such as energy, economic relations, transport, and logistics. We will work harder to actualize this potential cooperation," Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said following a meeting with his Turkmen counterpart Rashid Memedov in the capital Ashgabat.

Underlining that Turkey and Turkmenistan are brotherly countries, Çavuşoğlu said Turkmenistan's President Gurbangulu Berdimuhamedov held a phone call with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and invited him to Turkmenistan.

He also noted that they also discussed Erdoğan's possible visit to Turkmenistan in the meeting, adding that a bilateral summit will be held this June or July.

The Turkish foreign minister said they plan to set up a Turkey-Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan summit soon.

"Important agreements will also be signed at these summits. Therefore, we will further strengthen the legal infrastructure of our relations," he added.

Çavuşoğlu said that Turkmenistan was handed over the chairmanship of the 10-nation Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Council of Ministers.

"We will also hold the ECO Summit in Turkmenistan on Nov. 28," he added.

The Council of Ministers is the highest policy and decision-making body of ECO and meets in regular, informal or extraordinary sessions.

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