Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov left for Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, where the Summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council and the Central Asian States (GCC and Central Asia) will be held on Wednesday, TDH reports.

 During the visit, Serdar Berdimuhamedov will take part in the Summit in the GCC + Central Asia format, the agenda of which will include topical issues of interstate cooperation in the interregional dimension.

 In a conversation between the President and a representative of the Embassy of Saudi Arabia at the Ashgabat airport before departure, the friendly nature of bilateral relations, dynamically developing across the spectrum, was stated.  It was noted that Turkmenistan and Saudi Arabia are also constructively interacting within the framework of authoritative international and regional organizations and structures.

 In this context, confidence was expressed that the current visit and participation of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov in the Summit in the GCC + Central Asia format will serve to intensify a productive partnership both on a bilateral and multilateral basis.

 After flying to Jeddah, the presidential airliner landed at the King Abdulaziz International Airport, where President Serdar Berdimuhamedov was warmly welcomed by officials.

 Here, the head of Turkmenistan had a conversation with the official representative of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, during which the high level of interstate dialogue was noted, and the mutual intention of the two countries to continue to strengthen the ties of friendship and mutually beneficial partnership with solid potential was emphasized.

 The forthcoming Summit would contribute to uniting efforts in order to bring multilateral cooperation to qualitatively new frontiers, as both parties confidently expressed.

 As President Serdar Berdimuhamedov noted, Turkmenistan, for its part, is ready to further promote the expansion of effective cooperation, enriching its content.