AKIPRESS.COM - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovenia Marko Stucin on June 16, the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan reported.

The sides discussed issues on the agenda of bilateral and multilateral relations between Turkmenistan and Slovenia, interaction within international organizations, as well as other issues of mutual interest.

The Foreign Ministries of Turkmenistan and Slovenia also held political consultations.

The Turkmen side was headed by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Myahri Byashimova, and the Slovenian delegation was led by State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovenia Marko Stucin.

During the consultations, a set of topical issues of further strengthening Turkmen-Slovenian relations was considered. The parties exchanged views on topical aspects of the regional and international agenda.

The diplomats emphasized the constructive activities of states in a multilateral format, primarily on the sidelines of the UN, within which the parties provide mutual support to the international initiatives and undertakings put forward.

The mutual commitment to intensifying bilateral mutually beneficial partnership in various areas with an emphasis on improving the legal framework was confirmed.

Particular emphasis was placed on strengthening cooperation in the trade and economic sphere. The importance of intensifying the activities of the Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation was emphasized.

Such areas as telecommunications, transport, pharmaceuticals, innovative technologies, trade and others were named as promising areas.

In addition, the parties discussed in detail issues of interaction in the field of cultural and humanitarian cooperation.