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Iran, Turkmenistan to Hold 11th Joint Cooperation Commission Meeting This Week
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian and Turkmen officials are scheduled to start a two-day meeting of the two countries' Joint Economic Cooperation Commission in Ashgabat on July 20, diplomatic sources announced on Monday.
"The 11th meeting of Iran-Turkmenistan Joint Economic Cooperation Commission will begin on July 20 and will continue for two days," Iranian Ambassador to Ashgabat Seyed Mohammad Moussa Hashemi Golpayegani told FNA on Monday.
"At the end of the meeting, the two sides will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the main axes of their future mutual cooperation," the diplomat mentioned, adding that Tehran-Ashgabat cooperation will be pursued more seriously based on the said MoU.
Noting that Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi is slated to preside the Iranian side in the meeting, Golpayegani said that Salehi will hold negotiations with Turkmen officials to find ways of materializing the two sides' goals and objectives in economic fields.
According to him, Tehran is hopeful about an imminent increase in the value of its trade exchanges with Turkmenistan, which stands at approximately $4bln at present.
Iran has in recent years enhanced efforts to boost political, economic and cultural ties and cooperation with the regional and neighboring countries, specially those in the Central Asia.
As a result of the same efforts, the Turkmen President in a phone conversation with his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in late June described Tehran as a reliable partner for Ashgabat, and demanded a further expansion of relations and cooperation between the two states.
The Iranian and Turkmen officials have in their recent meetings agreed to boost gas cooperation between the two countries after they implemented the second gas pipeline project to increase Iran's gas imports from the Central Asian state.
The second pipeline which passes through Dauletabad, Sarakhs and Khangiran regions was constructed after Iran felt extensive problems in supplying gas to its Northern parts, which are far from the national grid.
The last section of the 1.2-billion-dollar gas pipeline between the two countries was inaugurated by Ahmadinejad and his Turkmen counterpart in late November.
The 1024-km-pipeline has a daily capacity of 50 mcm. The 48-inch diameter pipeline allows Iran to swap Turkmen gas to other countries.
The first phase of the pipeline came on stream in January 2010 to deliver gas from Turkmenistan's Dauletabad field to Iran's Khangiran refinery.
"The 11th meeting of Iran-Turkmenistan Joint Economic Cooperation Commission will begin on July 20 and will continue for two days," Iranian Ambassador to Ashgabat Seyed Mohammad Moussa Hashemi Golpayegani told FNA on Monday.
"At the end of the meeting, the two sides will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the main axes of their future mutual cooperation," the diplomat mentioned, adding that Tehran-Ashgabat cooperation will be pursued more seriously based on the said MoU.
Noting that Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi is slated to preside the Iranian side in the meeting, Golpayegani said that Salehi will hold negotiations with Turkmen officials to find ways of materializing the two sides' goals and objectives in economic fields.
According to him, Tehran is hopeful about an imminent increase in the value of its trade exchanges with Turkmenistan, which stands at approximately $4bln at present.
Iran has in recent years enhanced efforts to boost political, economic and cultural ties and cooperation with the regional and neighboring countries, specially those in the Central Asia.
As a result of the same efforts, the Turkmen President in a phone conversation with his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in late June described Tehran as a reliable partner for Ashgabat, and demanded a further expansion of relations and cooperation between the two states.
The Iranian and Turkmen officials have in their recent meetings agreed to boost gas cooperation between the two countries after they implemented the second gas pipeline project to increase Iran's gas imports from the Central Asian state.
The second pipeline which passes through Dauletabad, Sarakhs and Khangiran regions was constructed after Iran felt extensive problems in supplying gas to its Northern parts, which are far from the national grid.
The last section of the 1.2-billion-dollar gas pipeline between the two countries was inaugurated by Ahmadinejad and his Turkmen counterpart in late November.
The 1024-km-pipeline has a daily capacity of 50 mcm. The 48-inch diameter pipeline allows Iran to swap Turkmen gas to other countries.
The first phase of the pipeline came on stream in January 2010 to deliver gas from Turkmenistan's Dauletabad field to Iran's Khangiran refinery.
