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11, 2010
Concluded official visit of President Serzh Sargsyan to Turkmenistan
Today, President Serzh Sargsyan, who is in Turkmenistan on official visit, met with the Speaker of the Mejlis Akja Nourberdieva.
The parties discussed issues related to the strengthening and development of the Armenian-Turkmen interparliamentary relations. At the interstate level, the two sides stressed the importance of cooperation between the legislatures. Considering that the Armenian-Turkmen friendship group has already been formed at the National Assembly of Armenia, the President of Armenia and Speaker of the Mejlis underscored the importance of creating such a group in the Mejlis as well.
After the meeting at the Mejlis, the President of Armenia visited the mausoleum of the first President of independent Turkmenistan Saparmurat Turkmenbashi in Ghipkap village and paid tribute to his memory. In the framework of his official visit to Turkmenistan, President Sargsyan visited also the Monument of Independence of Turkmenistan, laid a wreath and planted a tree at the alleyway of honorary guests. Serzh Sargsyan visited also the S. Turkmenbashi National Cultural Center.
President Sargsyan accompanied by President Berdimuhamedov visited the equestrian center where he observed the pride of the compound – the horses of the Akhaltekin breed.
Tonight, the delegation headed by President Sargsyan will conclude the two-day official visit to Turkmenistan and return to Yerevan.
The parties discussed issues related to the strengthening and development of the Armenian-Turkmen interparliamentary relations. At the interstate level, the two sides stressed the importance of cooperation between the legislatures. Considering that the Armenian-Turkmen friendship group has already been formed at the National Assembly of Armenia, the President of Armenia and Speaker of the Mejlis underscored the importance of creating such a group in the Mejlis as well.
After the meeting at the Mejlis, the President of Armenia visited the mausoleum of the first President of independent Turkmenistan Saparmurat Turkmenbashi in Ghipkap village and paid tribute to his memory. In the framework of his official visit to Turkmenistan, President Sargsyan visited also the Monument of Independence of Turkmenistan, laid a wreath and planted a tree at the alleyway of honorary guests. Serzh Sargsyan visited also the S. Turkmenbashi National Cultural Center.
President Sargsyan accompanied by President Berdimuhamedov visited the equestrian center where he observed the pride of the compound – the horses of the Akhaltekin breed.
Tonight, the delegation headed by President Sargsyan will conclude the two-day official visit to Turkmenistan and return to Yerevan.