Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, National Leader of the Turkmen People and Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty, met Tuesday with Paul Kapur, U.S. assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asian affairs, to discuss the current state of Turkmen-U.S. relations and prospects for their future development, Turkmen state media reported.
At the beginning of the meeting, Kapur noted the United States attaches importance to expanding cooperation with Turkmenistan and conveyed warm greetings and best wishes from President Donald Trump to the National Leader of the Turkmen People Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov.
Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov expressed gratitude for Washington’s consistent support for Turkmenistan’s independence and its status of permanent neutrality. National Leader stressed political dialogue between the two countries has intensified in recent years, citing the Turkmen President’s participation in the C5+1 summit in Washington last November and his visit to Florida in February this year.
The sides also discussed opportunities to expand trade and economic ties, highlighting positive cooperation with U.S. companies including John Deere, Boeing, Nicklaus Design and Case New Holland. They also considered expanding cooperation in energy and transport and logistics, including the implementation of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project.
Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov expressed there was significant potential to deepen bilateral cooperation in energy, transport and logistics and reaffirmed Turkmenistan’s readiness to support further development of cultural and humanitarian ties that bring the two peoples closer.
The sides reaffirmed their commitment to further developing long-term, multifaceted cooperation between Turkmenistan and the United States.
