MEETING OF THE AMBASSADOR OF TURKMENISTAN TO THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA WITH THE MAYOR OF YEREVAN

On 11 September 2020 the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the Republic of Armenia Muhammetgeldi Ayazov met with the Mayor of Yerevan city Hayk Marutyan.

Warmly welcoming the Turkmen diplomat, the mayor of Yerevan city made a small introduction on the organisation of the city administration, and also mentioned the Armenian-Turkmen relations in general.

Ambassador M.Ayazov, in turn presented the priority positions of the foreign policy of Turkmenistan, and said that this year Turkmenistan will widely celebrate the anniversary date: the 25th anniversary of the adoption of Neutrality by the UN General Assembly and how this status affects the peace-loving policy of the state, and also briefly introduced the capital Ashgabat, and with an annual exhibition and events dedicated to the City’s Day.

Referring to the Agreement on the establishment of friendship and cooperation between the cities of Ashgabat and Yerevan, signed in April 2014, the parties confirmed their readiness to activate cooperation in the areas outlined in the Agreement, which encompass a very wide range of humanitarian relations. In particular, cooperation in the field of education, culture, tourism, physical culture and sports was emphasized.

Mr. Ambassador said that the Embassy is ready to provide comprehensive assistance in holding events dedicated to the days of the cities of Ashgabat and Yerevan, reminded again that every year on May 25th an International Conference called "White City - Ashgabat" and Exhibition are held which designed to promote-technical cooperation, effective development of Ashgabat, implementation of architectural and urban planning innovations. The Turkmen diplomat assured that he would do everything possible to serve as a bridge for building strong, long-term and fraternal relations between the city authorities of the capitals of the two friendly states.

Mayor of Yerevan city A.Marutyan, in turn, also expressed his readiness to fully support the Embassy's initiatives in the implementation of various projects in the areas of cooperation discussed and the clauses outlined on above Agreement.

At the end of the meeting, Ambassador M.Ayazov presented the Mayor A.Marutyan as a memento book "Turkmenistan" translated by the Embassy into the Armenian language.