Hero-Arkadag discussed promising areas of trade and economic cooperation with the Saudi Arabian Minister of State
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The National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Hero-Arkadag Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov met with the Minister of State of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, member of the Cabinet of Ministers Emir Turki bin Mohammed Al Saud on April 2, TDH reports.
At the meeting of the Saudi Arabian Minister of State with Hero-Arkadag, the fuel and energy complex, trade, investment, transport and communications, chemical and textile industries, and agriculture were identified as promising areas of trade and economic cooperation. In this regard, the need to fully utilize the existing opportunities to build up cooperation in these areas was emphasized.
The interlocutors also noted the similarity or closeness of the views of the two countries on key issues of international politics, in particular, on issues of ensuring peace and security, as well as achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, which creates favorable conditions for coordinated interaction between the two friendly countries in the international arena.
It was also noted that there are broad opportunities for developing inter-parliamentary cooperation. In the general opinion, the exchange of experience in the legislative sphere will contribute to the further development of cooperation.
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