MP Voices Parliament's Support for Expansion of Tehran-Ashgabat Ties
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An Iranian lawmaker stressed the development of relations between Iran and its northern neighbor, Turkmenistan, adding that parliament supports such expansion.
“The Iranian parliament welcomes the expansion of relations with the friendly country , Turkmenistan,” Abdul Reza Azizi, who heads the parliament’s Social Commission, said Tuesday in a meeting with the Turkmen Ambassador to Tehran.
He also called on the two countries to use one another’s potentials and capabilities for closer ties.
Ahmed Gurbanov, the Turkmen envoy, for his part, stressed his country’s keenness to develop relations with Iran in all areas.
Iran and Turkmenistan have had official diplomatic relations since Turkmenistan's independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Iran was the first nation to recognize Turkmenistan as an independent country.
The two countries have maintained good relations ever since and have cooperated in the economic, infrastructure and energy sectors.
Iran is reportedly Turkmenistan’s second largest trade partner after Russia.
The Islamic Republic exports machinery, construction materials, sedans, buses, food stuff, agricultural and petrochemical products, electrical products and home appliances to Turkmenistan, and imports natural gas, electricity, textiles and agricultural products from its northern neighbor.
