AKIPRESS.COM - President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held a telephone conversation on August 5, the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan reported.

During the conversation, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev invited President Serdar Berdimuhamedov to visit Kazakhstan and take part in the sixth Consultative Meeting of the Heads of State of Central Asia, as well as in the first Summit of the Dialogue "Central Asia – Japan", which will be held in Astana.

It was noted that the two states closely cooperate in the international political space, within the framework of international organizations, primarily the UN.

The parties emphasized that regular contacts at a high level play an important role in the progressive development of Turkmen-Kazakh cooperation. The importance of the recent visit of Chairman of the People's Assembly of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to Astana to participate as an honorary guest in the SCO Summit was noted. The conviction was expressed that the results of bilateral talks, as well as meetings in the SCO+ format will contribute to deepening fruitful cooperation between our countries.

The sides exchanged views on the main issues of bilateral cooperation, which is developing dynamically in various areas. The implementation of joint projects was discussed, in particular, in the gas, energy and transport and transit sectors. Having placed special emphasis on the transport sector, which is one of the key areas of interstate partnership, the Presidents emphasized the importance of implementing the agreements reached earlier.

Along with this, it was noted that a monument to the Turkmen poet and thinker Magtymguly Fragi was erected in Astana and was opened on July 4 as part of the visit of the Chairman of the People's Assembly to the country. A monument to the Kazakh poet and philosopher Abay Kunanbayev will be erected in Ashgabat.