Iranian oil minister, Turkmen president discuss energy cooperation
Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji and Turkmenistan’s President Serdar Berdimuhamedov and high-ranking officials held talks on the expansion of bilateral cooperation in Ashgabat on Thursday.
Heading a delegation during his two-day visit, Owji and top Turkmen officials exchanged views on gas trade and exports of oil products, technical-engineering services and equipment, Shana reported.
Majid Chegeni, the deputy oil minister who is also the managing director of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC); Ahmad Asadzadeh, Iran’s deputy oil minister for international affairs and trade; and Peyam Kehtari, adviser to the minister and head of the Ministerial Office, are accompanying the oil minister.
Carrying a message from Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi to his Turkmen counterpart Berdimuhamedov, Owji also talked to Turkmenistan’s Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov and Deputy Prime Minister for Oil and Gas Batyr Amanov.
On December 19, 2023, Raisi, in his phone call with Berdimuhamedov, expressed his satisfaction with the considerable growth of bilateral relations, particularly the increase in the two nations’ trade volume in recent years.
The Iranian president also stressed the need for speeding up the implementation of the energy, transport, and transit agreements reached between the two countries during Iran-Turkmenistan Joint Economic Cooperation Commission meeting.
Berdimuhamedov, for his part, expressed gratitude to Iran for its active participation in the joint commission and side exhibitions, saying Turkmenistan is ready to broaden cooperation with Iran and put bilateral energy, transport, transit, and cultural agreements into action.