AKIPRESS.COM - Chairman of the upper house of the Parliament of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov met on November 18 with Chairman of the Grand National Assembly of Turkiye Mustafa Shentop, who arrived in Ashgabat on a visit with a delegation, the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan reported.

Mustafa Shentop, on behalf of President of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan, conveyed greetings to Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and best wishes to people of Turkmenistan.

Berdimuhamedov also addressed the leadership of Turkiye with best wishes, noting that developing mutually beneficial partnership with Turkiye is an important direction of the foreign policy strategy of the Turkmen state.

The Chairman of the upper house expressed confidence that the issues related to the legislative sphere, which will be discussed during the current negotiations and meetings of Mustafa Shentop in Ashgabat, will significantly strengthen cooperation.

The meeting continued in an expanded format with the participation of representatives of the upper house of the Parliament and the Turkish parliamentary delegation.

Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Mustafa Shentop signed the Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation between the upper house of the Parliament of Turkmenistan and the Grand National Assembly of Turkiye following the meeting's results.

Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov also awarded Mustafa Shentop with the order "Garaşsyz Türkmenistana bolan beýik söýgüsi üçin" for contribution to interstate cooperation in accordance with the decree of President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov.