Tehran, October 10, 2023 (MRUD NEWS)—Iran Minister of Roads and Urban Development, Mehrdad Bazrpash, and Raşit Meredow, the Deputy Chairman of The Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan and Minister of Foreign Affairs talked over phone in order to determine the date of the 17th Iran, Turkmenistan Joint Economic Commission for promotion of bilateral economic relations. 

In this telephone conversation, while emphasizing the strengthening of relations between the two countries in all fields, especially economic ties, the two countries agreed to hold the 17th Joint Economic Commission of Iran and Turkmenistan on November 17-18, 2023 in Ashgabat simultaneous with the Iran Project Exhibition. 

The two sides exchanged views in various fields, including energy, electricity, water, transport, road construction, technical and engineering services.

Also, they decided to follow up implementation of the previous agreements.

In May 2023, Iran Minister of Roads and Urban Development, Mehrdad Bazrpash, met with the Director General for Transport and Communications under the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan in Tehran to promote mutual transport ties within the framework of a comprehensive transport roadmap and also the 'Ashgabat agreement' for increased transit in the region which its operational and implementation phase was supposed to be discussed during upcoming Joint Economic Commission.