On October 7, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov took part in an informal meeting of the leaders from the CIS Member States in the Russian city of St. Petersburg. The participants of the meeting discussed a wide range of issues and the progress of the implementation of joint agreements, including those reached at the interstate level, the Turkmenistan Today News Agency reported.
The parties noted that the CIS Member States have a number of objective advantages, the adequate use of which conforms to the interests of common wellbeing. This is the aim of the initiatives of the Turkmen state to bring mutually beneficial relations within the CIS to wider geographic and economic horizons. Given the existing capabilities of the countries, transport, communications, logistics, energy, industry and infrastructure were marked as priority areas. It was also emphasised that investment, trade, economy and other areas have prospects for multilateral cooperation.
The informal CIS Summit in St. Petersburg vividly illustrated Turkmenistan’s commitment to fostering a fruitful dialogue on the CIS platform, as well as confirmed the intention of the Member States to further enhance cooperation across its entire spectrum.
