President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov received Malaysian Foreign Minister Dato Seri Utama Haji Mohamad bin Haji Hassan on September 10, TDH reports.

During the meeting, the guest conveyed greetings from the 17th Supreme Ruler of Malaysia Sultan Ibrahim bin Almarhum Sultan Iskandar and Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

Serdar Berdimuhamedov noted that he views the current visit of the minister as an important stage in the further development of partnership between Turkmenistan and Malaysia. The President of Turkmenistan expressed confidence that the meetings and negotiations with Turkmen colleagues during the visit will be successful and productive.

The parties noted that Turkmenistan and Malaysia have friendly relations based on the principles of equality and mutual respect. Today, cooperation between the two countries is successfully developing both at the bilateral level and within the framework of international organizations.

 During the meeting, the growing dynamics of interstate cooperation in the trade and economic sphere was noted. Particular emphasis was placed on one of the developing sectors of the national economy - the oil and gas complex, where PETRONAS makes a significant contribution to the implementation of joint projects.

As was emphasized, the Malaysian company has been participating in hydrocarbon production projects in Turkmenistan for many years, and is also actively involved in training highly qualified specialists for the oil and gas industry of our country.

During the meeting, the importance of high-level meetings in the development of interstate dialogue was noted. In this context, Serdar Berdimuhamedov emphasized the importance of the visit to Malaysia scheduled for the end of 2024 and expressed confidence that the upcoming negotiations within its framework will give a new impetus to the development of relations between the two countries.