YEREVAN. – Representatives from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Armenia and Turkmenistan conducted consultations Thursday in Turkmenistan’s capital city Ashgabat.

The two delegations were led by Armenia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharyan and Turkmenistan’s First Deputy Foreign Minister Vepa Khajiev.  

The parties reflected on bilateral relations, specifically the legal and contractual framework, the trade and economic ties, humanitarian cooperation, and collaboration within international organizations, informs the Armenian MFA press service.   

They also discussed the course of implementation of the agreements that were reached during Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow’s official visit paid to Armenia in 2012. 

In addition, the interlocutors looked into the activities of the Armenian-Turkmen Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation.

On the same day, Shavarsh Kocharyan met with Raşit Meredow, Deputy PM and also FM of Turkmenistan.