YEREVAN. – Prime Minister of Armenia Karen Karapetyan has arrived in Turkmenistan on an official visit, and he was received by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.

The president of Turkmenistan noted that Armenian-Turkmen relations stand out with their progress, and added that such official mutual visits contribute to the development of relations, the press office of the government of Armenia informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.

“Our peoples have historical warm relations and ties,” Berdimuhamedov noted, in particular.

In turn, PM Karapetyan lauded the level of Armenian-Turkmen relations, but stated that these relations do not correspond to the level of present-day cooperation in the economic sector.

“The objective of the visit [of ours] is to thoroughly discuss a variety of matters and projects (…) of economic cooperation,” noted the Armenian PM. Also, he expressed confidence that the friendship between the two peoples is a good foundation for the further development of Armenia-Turkmenistan cooperation.

Subsequently, the interlocutors discussed economic issues.