On August 5, 2024, a telephone conversation took place between the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the State News Agency of Turkmenistan reports.

During the conversation, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev invited President Serdar Berdimuhamedov to visit Kazakhstan and take part in the sixth Consultative Meeting of the Heads of State of Central Asia, as well as in the first Summit of the Dialogue «Central Asia – Japan», which will be held in Astana.

Having thanked his Kazakh counterpart for the invitation, the head of Turkmenistan respectfully accepted the invitation and expressed his conviction that the initiatives that will be announced at these meetings will serve to define new prospects for cooperation in the region, and wished these events success.

During the telephone conversation, a keen exchange of views took place on the main issues of bilateral cooperation, which is developing dynamically in various areas. The implementation of joint projects was discussed, in particular, in the gas, energy and transport and transit sectors. Having placed special emphasis on the transport sector, which is one of the key areas of interstate partnership, the Presidents emphasized the importance of implementing the agreements reached earlier.

Taking this opportunity, the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev conveyed his warm greetings and best wishes to the Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.

At the end of the telephone conversation, the Presidents wished each other good health and success in their responsible state activities, and peace, progress and prosperity to the fraternal peoples of Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan.