The National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, during a working visit to Beijing, met with the First Deputy Premier of the State Council of the PRC, a member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo of the CC of the Communist Party of China Ding Xuexiang.

During the negotiations, held in the format of a business lunch, the interlocutors noted the closeness or coincidence of views of the two states on current issues on the world agenda, which contributes to the establishment of a trusting dialogue that meets mutual interests.

Among the priority areas of bilateral cooperation were the trade and economic sphere, fuel and energy and transport and communications sectors, industry, agriculture and others.

The parties also discussed issues of developing partnership between the parliaments of the two countries and intensifying cultural and humanitarian interaction.