Today, on March 10, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov had a meeting with the Chairman of the Council of Elders of Organization of Turkic States Binali Yildirim, who arrived to the Turkmen capital on a visit.
In the course of the constructive talk, the parties exchanged views on expansion and strengthening of multilateral interaction within the framework of the Organization. In this connection, the Turkmen side underlined that Turkmenistan as the country-observer takes an active part in the activities of the Organization.
R.Meredov and B.Yildirim emphasizing the significance of customs and traditions of the Turkic peoples, noted that the activity of the Council of Elders of Organization of Turkic States directed at preserving and all-round development of common cultural values, upbringing in the youth the respect to the common history.
In this regard, the head of the foreign policy agency of Turkmenistan stated that Turkmenistan was ready to the active participation in the work of the Council of Elders.
The sides also paid special attention to the issues of interaction with the Mission of observers of the Organization of Turkic States, which will take part in the preparations and conduct of the elections of the President of Turkmenistan, which will take place on March 12 of the current year.
