Priority issues of interstate cooperation were discussed on Monday at a meeting between President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, co-chairman of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Russian Commission on Economic Cooperation Alexey Overchuk, TDH reports this.

 During the meeting, an interested exchange of views took place on priority issues of bilateral cooperation, based on the principles of in-depth strategic partnership and progressively developing across its entire spectrum.

 It was also noted that interstate political dialogue is being consistently strengthened.  An active character is inherent in interaction between parliaments.  Fruitful relations have been established between Turkmenistan and the regions and constituent entities of the Russian Federation.

 The priority vector of cooperation is the trade and economic sphere.  For many years, Russia has been one of the leading trading partners of Turkmenistan.  Bilateral trade turnover maintains positive dynamics.  Cooperation is successfully developing in various directions, including the oil and gas and industrial sectors, and other industries.

 At the meeting, the productive work of the Intergovernmental Commission was stated, within the framework of which efforts are coordinated on the entire range of issues of mutually beneficial partnership.

 It was also noted that the humanitarian sphere has traditionally been an integral component of interstate relations, where contacts in education, science and culture, and healthcare occupy a special place.  In light of modern realities, intensifying ties in the field of digital technologies is also of great importance.

 In this context, the intention of both countries to continue to increase effective diverse cooperation was confirmed.  At the same time, the readiness of the Turkmen side to consider specific proposals of Russian partners in promising areas of interaction was noted.