Today, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov received the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to Turkmenistan Konstantin Sabiashvili, who presented his credentials to the head of state.

Stressing that this year marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, the head of state reaffirmed Turkmenistan's commitment to further fruitful cooperation with Georgia, with which our country has long-standing ties of friendship.

The President of Turkmenistan stated with satisfaction that in recent years, Turkmen-Georgian relations have been successfully developing and strengthening on the basis of the principles of respect, trust and openness and are built on a mutually beneficial and long-term basis.

In continuation of the meeting, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov and the diplomat discussed the current state and prospects for cooperation, which is successfully developing both in bilateral and multilateral formats, in particular, within the framework of the United Nations.

The topic of discussion was such a priority area of the Turkmen-Georgian interstate cooperation as the transport sector. As noted, the favorable geographical position of both countries and the commonality of interests create favorable prerequisites for effectively combining efforts to create multimodal transport and transit corridors using the capabilities of the Caspian and Black Sea regions.

The energy industry was also named among the topical areas of partnership between Turkmenistan and Georgia.

Particular emphasis was placed on the importance of intensifying ties in the humanitarian sphere, where there is a long-term experience of interaction and the potential for its strengthening.

At the end of the meeting, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia Konstantin Sabiashvili assured President Serdar Berdimuhamedov that, for his part, he would contribute to the intensive development of traditionally friendly relations and the comprehensive expansion of cooperation between the two states.