President Erdoğan spoke at a joint press conference with Turkmenistan President Berdimuhamedov
Holding a joint press conference with President Berdimuhamedov of Turkmenistan, President Erdoğan said: “Developments in the world and especially in our region have demonstrated the importance of our union under the Organization of Turkic States. I would like to take this opportunity to emphasize again that we would like to see Turkmenistan, which is an observer member of the Organization of Turkic States, as a full member in our family assembly.”
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and President Serdar Berdimuhamedov of Turkmenistan held a joint press conference following their talks at the Presidential Complex.
Beginning his remarks by expressing his pleasure to host President Berdimuhammedov and his delegation in Ankara, President Erdoğan said: “This visit is of particular importance as it is the first visit of my dear brother to Türkiye as President. Our relations, based on common history, language, religion and culture, are growing stronger every day on the basis of mutual respect, cooperation and common interests. During our talks today, we evaluated our relations in all aspects and discussed opportunities for cooperation.”
“TURKMENISTAN IS ONE OF THE LEADING COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD IN TERMS OF ENERGY RESOURCES
Stating that Turkmenistan is one of the leading countries of the region and the world in terms of energy resources, President Erdoğan said: “In the current conjuncture, the supply of Turkmenistan's natural gas to Türkiye and through Türkiye to global markets has gained a special strategic value. Both bilateral cooperation processes with Turkmenistan and trilateral cooperation processes with Azerbaijan are important in this context.”
“During the talks, we realized that we have similar perspectives with Turkmenistan on many issues,” President Erdoğan said. “Developments in the world and especially in our region have demonstrated the importance of our union under the Organization of Turkic States. I would like to take this opportunity to emphasize again that we would like to see Turkmenistan, which is an observer member of the Organization of Turkic States, as a full member in our family assembly.”
