Speaking at the meeting of the Sixth Consultative Meeting of the Heads of Central Asian States in Astana, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov noted the relevance of the annual meetings, during which there is a constructive, open, trusting dialogue that allows you to «check the clock», better understand the pressing issues of interaction and make concrete decisions on this basis.

The Head of State emphasized that as the initiator of the organization of this format of summit meetings, Turkmenistan proceeds from the fact that they should be of a consultative nature, be a platform for political communication without strictly regulating rules and procedures. This approach, as noted, justifies itself, allows you to have a more objective, broad, «panoramic» view of the course of interaction, make suggestions and adjustments, express thoughts and assessments in a free exchange mode.

«I believe that the original meaning and purpose of the Consultative Meetings should be preserved. In our opinion, it is impractical to create any multilateral structures and institutions within their framework. We understand each other perfectly, and each of our meetings ends with a clear final document, on the basis of which we continue to work. We believe that both from a political and practical point of view there is no need to burden the created format with the establishment of additional add-ons», -President Serdar Berdimuhamedov emhasised.

At the same time, the head of Turkmenistan emphasised that another important element of the Consultative Meetings is the participation of only the Heads of Central Asian States in them, which is primarily due to the purely regional theme of the five-sided political dialogue.