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Turkmenistan proposes to start transferring Turkmen electricity through Iran's energy system to third countries. This was stated during the talks between the presidents of the two countries held in Tehran on Wednesday with the participation of government delegations.

President Serdar Berdimuhamedov proposed to organize meetings of the heads of the special services of Turkmenistan and Iran on the fight against international terrorism. He said this during talks with Iranian President Raisi in Tehran on Wednesday.

Iranian Supreme Spiritual Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called for expanding cooperation with Turkmenistan at a meeting with President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, the Mehr news agency reported.

The expansion of trade and economic cooperation and an increase in the volume of trade turnover between Turkmenistan and Iran have become topics of negotiations at the highest level, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov said at a briefing following a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Ibrahim Raisi, Mehr news agency reports.

Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi said that Ashgabat and Tehran are serious about developing relations and are ready to sign a document on cooperation between the countries for two decades ahead at a press conference following a meeting with Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, the Mehr news agency reported.

In the presence of Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov and Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi, nine memoranda of understanding were signed between the countries in various fields and a joint statement of the heads of state was adopted, the Mehr news agency reports.

The Turkmen delegation held a meeting at the Iranian Oil Ministry on Tuesday. The head of this department, Javad Oji, told Iranian journalists about the content of the talks after the meeting.

On the eve of the official visit to Iran by President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, a meeting was held in Tehran between the foreign ministers of the two states – Rashid Meredov and Hossein Amir Abdollahian, Iranian media reported.

President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov arrived in Tehran on Tuesday evening for a two-day visit.

President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimukhamedov, at the head of a high-ranking delegation of political and economic officials, will arrive in Tehran on Tuesday evening (June 14) for a two-day visit on the official invitation of his Iranian counterpart, Syed Ibrahim Raisi, the Mehr news agency reported on Monday.