AKIPRESS.COM - A meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan was held with Secretary General of the CIS Sergei Lebedev, who arrived in Ashgabat to discuss preparations for the upcoming high-level meeting within the CIS.

The parties considered organizational issues related to the holding of the Council of Heads of Government of the CIS member states in Ashgabat on May 24.

The sides noted opportunities for effective interaction within the CIS. In particular, they checked the schedule of joint events and reviewed the agenda of summit and high-level meetings to be held this year under the auspices of the CIS.

Lebedev stressed that the active participation of Turkmenistan in the CIS is important for strengthening ties between the states and emphasized that the development of mutually beneficial relations with Turkmenistan remains one of the priorities of the Commonwealth.