OREANDA-NEWS. October 23, 2009. A delegation of the Turkmen-British group of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland led by Lord Waverley is on a visit to Ashgabat.

During the visit the delegation had a meeting at the Mejlis of Turkmenistan. During the meeting the guests were briefed of the major trends in the activity of the national Parliament and its role in promoting the legal reform initiated by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. Reaffirming the invariable commitment of Turkmenistan and the United Kingdom to intensification of the constructive dialogue the sides called for intensifying inter-parliamentary contacts as an essential factor in enhancing the traditional ties of friendship and cooperation between two countries.

During the visit to Ashgabat the guests were received at the Government, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkmen National Institute for Democracy and Human Rights under President of Turkmenistan.