Iran-Turkmenistan presidents discuss regional developments on phone

Tehran, June 23, IRNA – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his Turkmen counterpart Gurbanguly Berdimuhammadov discussed on Wednesday regional cooperation and developments over phone.

Regional countries, through collective cooperation, can help resolve many problems and restore peace and justice, said President Ahmadinejad.

During the telephone conversation, the president described ties between both sides as very consolidated and friendly, adding that regional countries are on the right path towards development and should make use of all their potentials to this effect.

There are ample untapped grounds for cooperation in various sectors such as construction of railroads, infrastructure projects and energy which should be used as soon as possible in order to bring more comfort and welfare for both nations as well as other nations in the region, said President Ahmadinejad.

The Turkmen president, for his part, described the Islamic Republic of Iran as its reliable partner and underlined that expansion of relations and cooperation will be to the benefit of both nations.

He expressed satisfaction with expansion of cooperation with Iran in various fields such as energy and said this will be to the benefit of both nations as well as other people of the region and the world.

On construction of Iran-Turkmenistan-Kazakhstan railroad track, he expressed the hope it would be accomplished in due course in order to improve relations between the two sides.

Both presidents also called for expansion of mutual and regional cooperation to meet the interests of the two nations./end