As part of a working visit to the People's Republic of China, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov met with member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, First Vice Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China Ding Xuexiang on September 2.

Ding Xuexiang noted that China attaches great importance to cooperation with Turkmenistan. At the same time, it was noted that trade and economic ties, cultural and humanitarian interaction and political dialogue are currently actively developing between our countries.

Serdar Berdimuhamedov, in turn, noted that cooperation in the energy sector is one of the key areas of the Turkmen-Chinese partnership. A clear confirmation of this is the Turkmenistan-China gas pipeline, which has been successfully operating since 2009.

In addition, the head of state, having confirmed the country's readiness to further expand cooperation with China in the field of railway transport, modernization of the national railway system, and purchase of new equipment from China, also proposed taking joint steps to increase mutual trade turnover. In particular, Turkmenistan is ready to increase exports of textiles, chemical products, agricultural products and petroleum products to China.

At the end of the meeting, the parties, having confirmed the readiness of the two countries to take cooperation to a higher level, wished each other good health and further success in their state activities.

Source: Electronic newspaper "Turkmenistan: Golden Age"