OREANDA-NEWS. May 18, 2010. The bilateral consultations between the foreign ministries were held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan in the framework of a visit of the delegation of the Republic of Macedonia led by State Secretary of the MFA of this European country Abdulkadar Memedi to the Turkmen capital.

In a businesslike and constructive atmosphere the sides exchange views on a broad range of the issues related to the prospects for mutually advantageous cooperation. The focus of the discussion was the aspects of bilateral collaboration in the trade and economic, construction, cultural and tourism sectors. The sides considered the ways to update the legal framework of Turkmen-Macedonian relations that would enable to successfully expand and enhance mutually advantageous partnership between Turkmenistan and the Republic of Macedonia. The priority fields of interstate collaboration included the humanitarian sphere, in particular education.

The Macedonian delegation held the talks at the Ministry of Economy and Development, the Ministry of Finance to consider the aspects of bilateral mutually advantageous economic cooperation.