TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia-Pacific Affairs Ebrahim Rahimpour arrived in Ashgabat on Wednesday afternoon to discuss bilateral ties with senior Turkmen officials.Meetings with Turkmen foreign minister and other senior officials of the Central Asian republic set the most important objectives of the visit by Rahimpour who is also Irans special envoy for the Caspian Sea affairs, Iranian Deputy Ambassador to Ashgabat Nasser Aqajani told FNA on Wednesday.
Aqajani underlined that Rahimpours visit would last two days, adding that during the visit he would discuss a wide range of issues, including mutual cooperation and regional and international developments.
Early in August, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Turkmen counterpart Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow underlined the necessity for broadening bilateral ties between the two friendly states in various fields.
During the meeting, Rouhani underlined Iran's will to develop ties with Ashgabat, and called for the rapid completion a railway project linking Iran with the Central Asian countries of Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan, which enhance Tehran-Ashgabat relations.
Berdimuhamedow, for his part, hailed Rouhanis views with regards to strengthening bilateral and multilateral regional relations, and said his country will always support Irans stances in international scene.
Berdimuhamedow also called for expansion of economic, political and cultural relations between Iran and Turkmenistan.
By Fars News Agency
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