Iran, Turkmenistan Discuss Cooperation in Int’l Organizations


TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The foreign ministers of Iran and Turkmenistan weighed plans for closer cooperation between the two neighbors in regional and international organizations.

In a telephone conversation on Wednesday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and his Turkmen counterpart Rashid Meredov talked about the latest status of cooperation between Tehran and Ashgabat as well as a series of regional issues.

They also stressed the two countries' determination to expand relations comprehensively in various political, economic, scientific, and cultural fields.

The two ministers also explored ways to expand economic and commercial relations and continue cooperation between the two countries in the regional and international organizations.

Araqchi said the relations between Iran and Turkmenistan are growing on the right track, the ministry’s website reported.

Meredov, for his part, described the recent reciprocal visits by the high-ranking officials of the two countries as a symbol of high-level interaction, calling for the expansion of relations with Iran.