OREANDA-NEWS. April 14, 2011. A meeting with the members of the high-level delegation of the Turkmenistan-Romania inter-parliamentary group of friendship led by Chairman Christian Mihai Adomnitei, who is on a visit to the Turkmen capital, was held at the Mejlis of Turkmenistan. The delegation of the friendly country consists of Romanian parliamentarians, businessmen and top managers of large companies.

The discussions focused on the aspects of inter-parliamentary collaboration brought to a qualitatively new level in recent years and the approaches to expanding further mutually advantageous cooperation to promote implementation of the top level agreements. Putting emphasis on the high dynamics of relationships established between Turkmenistan and Romania in recent years, the members of the delegation expressed intense interest in expanding constructive intergovernmental contacts with Turkmenistan in all areas, including the trade and economic sector and the humanitarian sphere, education in particular. Also, the willingness to develop partnerships within the international organisations, UN, OSCE and EU in particular, was expressed.

Discussing the prospects for enhancing bilateral business contacts, the members of the delegation stated that the business circles of Romania attached considerable importance to intensification of mutually advantageous contacts with Turkmenistan, which had the tremendous economic and resource and enjoyed the reputation of being a dependable and prestigious partner. This was vividly illustrated by the fact that the Romanian delegation consisted of top managers of large companies.

The members of the delegation were received at the Government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The meetings focused on the prospects for building up bilateral cooperation on the long-term and mutually beneficial basis. The priority areas of cooperation included the energy, transport and construction sectors. During the meeting the sides expressed mutual interest in diversifying Turkmen-Romanian cooperation based on the solid historical background that had received a powerful impetus to develop further successfully.