Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov discussed the further cooperation prospects at the meeting with his Georgian counterpart Giorgi Margvelashvili.
Stressing that Georgia played an important role in the integration of the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, President Margvelashvili confirmed the readiness to act as a reliable partner in the implementation of joint transport projects, the message said.
According to the message, Berdimuhamedov and Margvelashvili stressed that the geographical location of the countries and the plans to create the transport and communication corridors were an important factor of the trade and economic partnership.
“The cooperation in the field of maritime transport is one of the priority vectors”, the message said.
President Berdimuhamedov added that the creation of logistics infrastructure would be of great significance for the two countries and the region as a whole.
Earlier, it was reported that Ashgabat and Tbilisi were considering projects to create the transport and transit infrastructure between the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea.
Moreover, Tbilisi drew attention to the fact that Georgia was an important component of the South Caucasus transportation and energy corridor. Georgia is ready to ensure reliable and safe transit of energy resources from the Caspian Basin and Central Asia through its territory.
Turkmenistan ranks fourth in the world in natural gas reserves. (Trend/Business World Magazine)
