On Sunday, June 22, at the initiative of the American side, a telephone conversation took place between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau, the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan reports.
During the conversation, the parties emphasized the many years of positive experience of bilateral partnership between Turkmenistan and the United States in the political, trade, economic, socio-cultural and other spheres.
The interlocutors discussed international and regional issues of mutual interest. In particular, they exchanged views on the situation developing in the Middle East region and the solution of a number of humanitarian issues in this regard.
At the same time, it was especially emphasized that Turkmenistan, as a state whose neutral status has been recognized three times by the world community represented by the UN, plays an active and constructive role in international affairs. In this regard, the Turkmen side, strictly following the principles of peaceful settlement of any international problems, expressed its readiness to participate in resolving the current situation in the Middle East by using the widest range of diplomatic means and methods. The telephone conversation took place in a friendly and constructive atmosphere, the Turkmen Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
