Turkmenistan and Georgia discussed the expansion of trade and economic cooperation, according to reports from Turkmenistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The talks were held during the meeting between Turkmenistan’s Deputy Foreign Minister Myahri Byashimova and Georgia’s Ambassador to Turkmenistan, Konstantin Sabiashvili, in Ashgabat on January 29, The Caspian Post reports, citing local media.

The sides expressed interest in promoting mutually beneficial initiatives in priority sectors. Prospects for developing interparliamentary cooperation were additionally considered.

Recently, a similar meeting at the Parliament of Georgia was held between Chairman of the Georgian Parliamentary Committee on Procedural Issues and head of the Georgian-Turkmen Interparliamentary Friendship Group, David Matikashvili, and Turkmenistan’s Ambassador to Georgia, Dovletmyrat Seyitmammedov, focusing on the issues related to expanding bilateral cooperation across political-diplomatic, trade-economic, and cultural-humanitarian spheres.

Special attention was paid to the further development of cooperation between interparliamentary friendship groups, recognized as an important instrument for promoting constructive and sustainable dialogue.