President Serdar Berdimuhamedov received the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Turkmenistan Nurlan Nogayev, who presented his credentials to the head of state, TDH reports.

Expressing gratitude for the time devoted to the meeting, the diplomat conveyed warm words of greetings from the leader of the fraternal state Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, who attaches great importance to strengthening the traditional ties of friendship with independent neutral Turkmenistan, to the President of the country and the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.

Having thanked for the kind words and congratulated Nurlan Nogaev on his appointment to a responsible post, the head of state conveyed his best wishes to the top leadership of the Republic of Kazakhstan. As noted, today friendly and good neighborly ties between the two states are long-term and strategic in nature.

During the discussion of trade and economic relations, the head of state confirmed Turkmenistan’s interest in further developing interaction in this direction.  Having identified energy and transport as promising vectors, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov and the diplomat expressed the unanimous opinion that the huge reserves of natural resources and favorable geographical features of the two countries create opportunities for the implementation of mutually beneficial projects in these areas.

Once again expressing gratitude for the opportunity to meet personally and wishes for success in his work as the head of the diplomatic mission of Kazakhstan in Turkmenistan, Nurlan Nogayev assured the head of state that he would contribute to the further development of traditionally friendly relations and the comprehensive expansion of fruitful cooperation.