Turkmenistan and the United States held inter-Ministerial consultations

The regular annual Turkmen-American political consultations were held in the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan on April 14. This was reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.

Turkmenistan was represented by Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov and the United States was represented by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs John Pommersheim. The meeting reviewed the current state of bilateral cooperation, prospects for its further development, as well as international policy issues.

The topics touched upon included security at the regional and global levels, trade and economic ties, environmental, cultural and educational issues. The special significance of the joint solution of environmental problems was noted. In addition, the effectiveness of establishing fruitful inter-parliamentary cooperation was noted.