Riyadh - Arab Today
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and the President of Turkmenistan Gurban Goli Mohammadov held a round of talks and attended a signing ceremony of nine agreements, and memoranda on cooperation between the two countries.
King Salman said, Turkmenistan President's visit comes as a sign of further enhancing the relations between the two countries in all fields, particularly the commercial, investment, oil, gas and energy sector, agriculture and livestock, and tourism as well as coordination of positions towards combating of terrorism and extremism.
Saudi monarch praised the outcome of Turkmenistan's policies, including the country's neutrality, respect of good neighborhood principle, and support of the Military Islamic Alliance to combat terrorism, leading to the country's political stability and economic growth.
He expressed hope that the world community would succeed to find a solution to the Syrian crisis according to Geneva statement and UN resolution No. 2254 and that the consultations among Yemeni parties would lead to solving the crisis according to the Gulf initiative and outcomes of the national dialogue and the UN resolution No. 2216. He also said "we call on Iran to stop intervening in the domestic affairs of the region's countries, and supporting the militias and armed factions".
According to Saudi Press Agency, King Salman expressed confidence that relations and cooperation between the two countries in all fields would be enhanced towards achieving a better partnership between the two countries in a way that best serve the two countries interests, welcoming him again and wishing the meeting steady success.
For his part, the President of Turkmenistan expressed happiness to visit the Kingdom and have a meeting with the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, thanking the monarch for warm welcome and generous hospitality accorded to him and the accompanying delegation.
He confirmed the firmness of the bilateral relations between the two countries characterized by yielding fruitful cooperation in all fields, including economic and commercial cooperation.
The two sides discussed bilateral relations and aspects of cooperation between the two countries and reviewed the developments at the regional and international arenas.
Source : QNA