Nazarbayev Awarded Berdimuhamedov With State Order of Friendship

AKIPRESS.COM - President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev awarded the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov with the state order of friendship - the Dostyk Order of the 1st Degree.

Nazarbayev also congratulated the Turkmen leader on winning the last presidential election. "We highly appreciate your decision to make one of your first visits after the elections to our country.

Kazakhstan is connected with the Turkmen people by partner, neighborly and fraternal ties and evidence of that are the relations that have developed over the 25 years of our states' independence, characterized by mutual understanding, cooperation on issues of both regional and international agenda," the Head of the State said."Launch of "Kazakhstan - Turkmenistan - Iran" railway can be considered a historic event in the sphere of transit-transport cooperation.

Our entrepreneurs should use this advantage in strengthening mutual trade...