BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 30
By Jeila Aliyeva - Trend:
Turkmenistan and Russia can implement projects in the energy and transport sectors, Trend reports with reference to Turkmenistan State News Agency.
The prospects for the projects' implementation were discussed during a telephone conversation of President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Russia's President Vladimir Putin.
The heads of state noted the effectiveness of bilateral cooperation in the political sphere, including the cooperation within the framework of international organizations, in particular within the United Nations (UN).
The two countries have a high level of trade and economic relations. In particular, there is an increase in mutual trade turnover, and Joint Intergovernmental Commission contributes to the growth of trade turnover, the report said.
As was reported earlier, the trade turnover between Turkmenistan and Russia increased by 2.7 times during 1H2020, compared to the same period of 2019. The trade turnover between countries amounted to $1 billion million in 2019.
During the phone call, Putin congratulated the president of Turkmenistan on his birthday.
Having expressed gratitude, Berdimuhamedov stressed that positive relations between the two countries are important for Turkmenistan.
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