AKIPRESS.COM - The signing ceremony of the Joint Communiqué on the establishment of diplomatic relations between Turkmenistan and Liechtenstein took place at the office of the Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan to the United Nations in New York on November 1, the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan reported.

A conversation took place prior to the signing ceremony between Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan Aksoltan Atayeva and Permanent Representative of Liechtenstein Christian Wenaweser.

The Permanent Representatives reaffirmed the determination of two countries to strengthen friendly relations and to develop bilateral political, economic and humanitarian cooperation.

The sides emphasized the importance of expanding collaboration within international organizations, firstly within the UN framework.

The parties discussed matters pertaining to UN agenda that pose interest to Turkmenistan and Liechtenstein, in particular, strengthening peace and trust, promotion of preventive diplomacy, international sport relations and other issues of sustainable development.