Hero-Arkadag Receives US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs

The National Leader of the Turkmen people, Hero-Arkadag Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, met with US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Paul Kapur. During the meeting, it was noted that bilateral relations between Turkmenistan and the United States of America are steadily developing on the basis of mutual respect, trust and understanding.

“Turkmenistan, being one of the countries rich in natural resources, is implementing a strategy to diversify energy supply routes and advocates the promotion of mutually beneficial cooperation based on equal consideration of the interests of producers, consumers and transit parties,” Hero-Arkadag stated. He also emphasized that Turkmenistan highly appreciates the attention and support provided by the United States for the implementation of the promising regional project of the Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India (TAPI) transnational gas pipeline.

The National Leader of the Turkmen people noted the considerable opportunities for developing bilateral cooperation in areas such as energy, transport and logistics. He also expressed Turkmenistan’s readiness to continue supporting the development of cultural and humanitarian ties that contribute to bringing the peoples of the two countries closer together.