A Culture Center in Dusti district, Khatlon region of the Republic of Tajikistan has hosted a presentation of the book authored by President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov “Turkmenistan – the Heart of the Silk Road”. Timed to coincide with the official visit by the Turkmen leader to the friendly country, it was attended by our country’s delegation, representatives of local authorities, the Turkmen community and the media.

“It gives me great pleasure to offer Your Excellency the warmest congratulations on the occasion of the 26th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s independence on behalf of the people, the Government of India, and personally,” the Indian leader’s message to President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov states.

At the end of the document signing ceremony, the Heads of two states addressed the representatives of mass media.

Bilateral document signing ceremony took place at the end of Turkmen – Tajik talks in extended format.

It was observed during Turkmen – Tajik talks that having considerable potential of trade and economic partnership the sides do not use completely. It was highlighted that Turkmenistan and Tajikistan have capabilities for expansion of the volumes of trade, investment, implementation of joint projects in different spheres as well for entering new perspective directions of cooperation.

As was noted during the talks in Dushanbe, the cultural and humanitarian sphere is one of the priority areas of the interstate relations. The representatives of science, culture and arts of the both countries regularly take part in the international events, organized in Turkmenistan and Tajikistan.

During the talks in Dushanbe, it was underlined the necessity to enhance cooperation in the bilateral and multilateral format in the environmental sphere. In this regard, Turkmenistan suggests specifying the work on the establishment of permanent specialized structures in the Central Asian region to focus on the international cooperation in the environmental sphere.

The agenda of interstate cooperation includes realization of projects in energy sphere and Turkmenistan is willing to review in details existing capabilities. New energy facilities built in Lebap and Mary Velayats allow increasing several times the volumes of energy supplied toward Afghanistan and if Tajik side would express the interest to supply the energy via Afghanistan to Tajikistan during autumn and winter period, Turkmen leader noted.

The transport sphere today ranks among the priority areas of the Turkmen-Tajik cooperation. As is known, the construction of the Asian international railway corridor – Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Tajikistan has been launched in accordance with the top-level agreements achieved in March, 2013.

Situation in Afghanistan was separate subject of Turkmen – Tajik negotiations. It was mentioned in this context that regulation of the situation in neighbouring country can be achieved only by peaceful political means based on all-nation dialog with participation of all responsible and constructive Afghan powers.