The expanded talks were followed by the signing ceremony of bilateral documents. The existing legislative and regulatory framework was reinforced by 21 documents. In the presence of the heads of state, the following documents were signed: The Agreement between the Government of Turkmenistan and the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Long-term Trade and Economic Cooperation; the Program of Trade and Economic Cooperation between the Government of Turkmenistan and the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan for 2019-2021; the Agreement between the Government of Turkmenistan and the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments; the Agreement between the Government of Turkmenistan and the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Avoidance of Double Taxation with Respect to Taxes on Income and Property; the Agreement between the Government of Turkmenistan and the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Cooperation in the Field of Industry; the Program of Cooperation between the Government of Turkmenistan and the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the Field of Transport for 2019-2022; the Agreement between the Government of Turkmenistan and the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the Establishment of the Turkmenistan–Azerbaijan Joint Commission for Transport, Transit and Logistics; the Agreement between the Government of Turkmenistan and the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Development of International Maritime Shipping through the Ports of the Two Countries; the Agreement between the Government of Turkmenistan and the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Visa Facilitation for Actors Conducting International Transportation through the Territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan; the Program of Cooperation between the Government of Turkmenistan and the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the Field of Science, Education, Culture and Art for 2019-2021; the Agreement between the Turkmenbashi International Seaport and the Baku International Sea Trade Port CJSC on Automated Exchange of Information; the Agreement between the Ministry of Railways of Turkmenistan and the Azerbaijan Railways CJSC on Transport and Transit; the Agreement between the State Service of Maritime and River Transportation of Turkmenistan and the Baku International Sea Trade Port CJSC on Increased Trans-shipment between the Turkmenbashi International Seaport and the Baku International Sea Trade Port; the Agreement between the Ministry of Motor Transport of Turkmenistan and the Ministry of Transport, Communications and High Technologies of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Development of International Road Transport; the Agreement between the State Service of Maritime and River Transportation of Turkmenistan and the Azerbaijan State Caspian Shipping Closed Joint-Stock Company on Development of Maritime Merchant Shipping; the Agreement on Cooperation between the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan and the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Azerbaijan; the Agreement between the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan and the State Customs Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Organizing the Exchange of Preliminary Information on Goods and Means of Transport Crossing Turkmenistan and the Republic of Azerbaijan; the Memorandum of Understanding between the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan and the National Confederation of the Entrepreneurs (Employers’) Organizations of the Republic of Azerbaijan; the Memorandum of Understanding between the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the ADA University of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan; the Memorandum of Understanding between the International University of Humanities and Development and the ADA University of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Presidents Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Ilham Aliyev signed the Joint Statement to the public applause.