Topical aspects of the Turkmen-Chinese partnership were discussed on December 26 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan at a meeting between Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the country Serdar Muhammetdurdyev and Deputy Head of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China Chen Zhou. This was reported by the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan.

During the talks, it was noted that high-level contacts play a key role in activating the interstate dialogue, which give a powerful impetus to the further development and expansion of Turkmen-Chinese relations.

The parties confirmed the great importance of parliamentary diplomacy, while noting the effective development of inter-parliamentary and inter-party cooperation, which is an important area of successful interaction between the two states.

During the meeting, the interlocutors exchanged views on a number of key areas of interaction between public organizations of the two countries, built on a long-term basis and meeting mutual interests.

 The commitment of the two countries to further deepening the partnership in the format of the Central Asia-China dialogue was also confirmed.

The parties expressed their readiness to continue productive interaction that meets the national interests and development priorities of the two friendly countries.