Foreign and Military Affairs
Chinese, Turkmen presidents meet on relations
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-12-13 20:32
ASHGABAT: Visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao and his Turkmen counterpart Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov met here Sunday to discuss the development of relations and cooperation between their two countries.
The two leaders were to review the progress made in the development of bilateral relations over recent years, and make plans for boosting such ties and all-round cooperation for the years to come, said Chinese diplomats.
They were also to discuss international and regional issues of common concern, the diplomats said.
The Chinese leader flew into Ashgabat earlier in the day for a working visit to the central Asian state.
In recent years, China and Turkmenistan have maintained frequent exchange of high-level contacts. In August 2008, President Hu paid a state visit to the central Asian country.
In September this year, the Chinese president met Berdymukhamedov on the sidelines of UN meetings in New York.
The 1,833-kilometer pipeline starts at the border between Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan and runs through Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan before reaching China's northwestern region of Xinjiang.
One of the two sections of the pipeline has been completed and the other section is expected to be operational next year.
