President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani visited “Ancient Merv” State Historical and Cultural Reserve “during his official trip to Turkmenistan.

The farmers of the Dashoguz velayat started cotton sowing campaign, where the sowing season starts somewhat later than in other regions of the country.

The Central Commission for Elections and Referenda in Turkmenistan held a meeting to sum up the results of the nationwide elections of the deputies of the Mejlis of the VI convocation, the members of the velayat, etrap and city Halk Maslahaty and Gengesh.

President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani arrived in Turkmenistan on the official visit.

Ashgabat hosted a Turkmen-Iranian business forum, timed to coincide with the official visit by President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani to Turkmenistan. Attended by representatives of the two countries’ business circles, the forum focused on identifying prospective areas of trade-economic cooperation given the national development programs and priorities of regional cooperation.

The ceremony of signing the bilateral documents took place upon the completion of the Turkmen-Iranian talks.

Speaking to the press after bilateral documents signing ceremony, President Hassan Rouhani noted the constructive character of the talks in Ashgabat.

Cooperation in the transport sphere and the implementation of transit potential of the two countries occupy an important place on the agenda of the Turkmen-Iranian talks.

During the top-level talks in Ashgabat, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani noted that the both countries possessed one of the richest reserves of oil and natural gas in the world. The countries are the largest oil and gas producers on the global scale.

Upon completion of the one-on-one meeting between the President of Turkmenistan and the President of Iran, the members of the official delegations of the two countries joined the talks.