Sharjah 24 – WAM: Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, and Turkmenistan President, Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, Saturday attended a signing ceremony of several agreements and Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) between the two friendly countries in the economic, investment, ports and energy sectors, at the headquarters of EXPO 2020 Dubai.

During the meeting, Sheikh Mansour hailed the signing of several agreements and MoUs between the two countries and stressed the need to develop partnership opportunities between the UAE and Turkmenistan to meet the aspirations and visions of the leadership.

Sheikh Mansour stressed the attention attached by the UAE to boosting cooperation with Turkmenistan and developing relations between the two countries in economic and development sectors.

The parties also tackled bilateral relations between the two sides and reviewed several issues of mutual concern.

In his speech in the Visitors' Book of Expo 2020 Dubai, the Turkmen President expressed happiness at his country's participation in the international event, highlighting the strong ties between Turkmenistan and the UAE.

He also said that he looks forward to enhancing ties that would boost growth and prosperity in the two friendly countries.

The agreements and MoUs signed between the two countries included an MoU in the port operations and logistics fields between DP World and Turkmenistan's Transport, Communication Agencies of Turkmenistan, signed by Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Group Chairman and CEO, DP World, and Hayitmuradov Agamurad, Chairman of the "Turkmenmen dizderyayollary" (Maritime) Agency, the Agency for Transport and Communications under the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan.