The 18th meeting of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Iranian Commission on Economic Cooperation was held in Tehran on May 19-20, which was attended by heads and representatives of a number of government agencies and business circles of the two countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan reports.

The meeting was held under the leadership of the co-chairs of the commission - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and Minister of Roads and Urban Development of Iran Farzaneh Sadegh Malvajerd.

The participants of the meeting considered issues of developing bilateral relations in the trade and economic sector, in the field of transport and logistics, gas industry, industry, agriculture and water management, in the field of investment and standardization, and also analyzed the progress in implementing the decisions of the previous meeting of the commission.

The Turkmen side put forward a proposal to create trade and economic zones on certain sections of the Turkmen-Iranian border.

The parties also exchanged views on cooperation in the fields of science and education, culture, healthcare, sports and tourism, and environmental protection.

Having emphasized the need for regular bilateral meetings, consultations and negotiations, the meeting participants expressed confidence that the new agreements reached during the meeting would further strengthen the dialogue in the interests of the two countries.

Following the meeting, the protocol of the 18th meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission was signed.

As part of the visit of the Turkmen delegation, bilateral meetings were held between Rashid Meredov and Iranian Energy Minister Abbas Aliabadi, as well as Iranian Oil Minister Mohsen Pahnejad.