The Foreign Ministers of Turkmenistan and Austria discussed possible high-level meetings
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Turkmenistan Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov and Austrian Federal Minister for European and International Affairs Beate Meinl-Reisinger discussed the possibility of organizing high-level and summit meetings via videoconference on January 19, according to the Turkmen Foreign Ministry's website.
During the meeting, the parties discussed a wide range of issues related to bilateral relations in the political, diplomatic, trade, economic, cultural, and humanitarian spheres.
The parties highly valued the cooperation between Turkmenistan and the Republic of Austria within multilateral structures, including the UN, EU, and OSCE. In this context, the diplomats discussed the possibility of organizing high-level and summit meetings this year, according to the Foreign Ministry's statement.
The parties also exchanged views on international issues of mutual interest.
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