AKIPRESS.COM - Newly appointed Moscow-based Ambassador of Spain to Turkmenistan Mr. Ignacio Ibanez  arrived in Ashgabat to deliver credentials, the Turkmen foreign ministry said.

The Ministry officials received Ibanez on October 30. During the meeting, Ambassador presented copies of his credentials.

"Speaking of the relations between Turkmenistan and Spain, the parties noted the important role of the high-level meetings. Expressing the intention to increase all-round cooperation and readiness for joint work on their further activation, the sides exchanged views on issues of bringing bilateral relations to a new level by expanding cooperation between the foreign ministries of the two countries. The sides made proposals on developing cooperation on a wide range of areas, among which were areas of economy, energy and technology. The parties also paid attention to the issues of interaction in the fields of transport and communications," the statement said.

The Spanish side pointed out the role of Turkmenistan's neutrality in ensuring peace in the region and expressed interest in participating in the VII Ministerial Conference on Regional Economic Cooperation for Afghanistan set for November 14-15 in Ashgabat.

The Turkmen side also notified the Ambassador about the Ministerial Conference of the Energy Charter, chaired by Turkmenistan, in Ashgabat this November, which will serve as a platform for discussing energy issues.