Today the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the Republic of Armenia Shohrat Jumayev presented his credentials to President Serzh Sarkissian.

The President of Armenia congratulated the Ambassador on his nomination and expressed hope that during his tenure in office new steps will be taken to further expand relations between the two states.

Stressing that warm relations between Armenia and Turkmenistan were established from the outset, as well as a great development potential of the both states, the parties attached priority to the expansion of economic cooperation.

Noting that current numbers do not reflect on the real opportunities, President Sarkissian stressed the importance of re-launching the works of the intergovernmental commission and fostering the cooperation in the economic area.