AKIPRESS.COM - Helsinki hosted May 29 political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and Finland.
The Finnish side was headed by Ms. Maimo Henriksson, Director General of the Department of Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of this country.
During the political consultations, the parties discussed bilateral relations in politics, economy, energy and transport, cooperation within international organizations, in particular the UN and the EU.
Taking into account Finland’s chairmanship in the European Union this year, the sides discussed Turkmenistan's developing cooperation with EU institutions and countries and put forward a number of proposals for diversifying relations and bringing them to a new level.
The parties expressed readiness to expand inter-parliamentary cooperation.