Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov arrived in Astana to participate in the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), El.kz reports.
At the airport, the National Leader of the Turkmen people was met by the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov.
Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov will take part in the meeting in the SCO Plus format, which is being held for the first time and will be held under the slogan "Strengthening Multilateral Dialogue—Striving Towards a Sustainable Peace and Prosperity". The meeting will be attended by the heads of observer states, honored guests and representatives of international organizations.
Diplomatic relations between Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan are developing in the spirit of friendship and strategic partnership. The countries are implementing joint mutually beneficial projects in the transit and transport sector and are planning further steps to develop cooperation in the gas industry.
At the end of last year, the volume of mutual trade between Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan amounted to $563 million, an increase of 28% compared to 2022. The positive trend continues this year: in the first four months, mutual trade increased to $167.8 million.