OFFICIAL VISIT OF THE PRESIDENT OF TURKMENISTAN TO MALAYSIA
7-8 NOVEMBER 2016
The President of Turkmenistan, His Excellency Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, will undertake an official visit to Malaysia from 7 to 8 November 2016. The President will be accompanied by Deputy Prime Ministers, senior ministers and officials.
During the course of the visit, President Berdimuhamedov is scheduled to have a bilateral meeting with YAB Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak. The meeting will allow both leaders to take stock of bilateral relations including cooperation in the oil and gas sector, which PETRONAS is actively involved in Turkmenistan, as well as explore other possible areas of collaboration. It will also be an opportunity for both leaders to exchange views on a range of global and regional issues of common concern.
Both leaders are also scheduled to sign a Joint Statement on the occasion of the Official Visit of President Berdimuhamedov to Malaysia and witness the signing of the Protocol Amending the Agreement on Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation as well as the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the Field of Sports aimed at further promoting cooperation between the two countries.
This will be the second visit by President Berdimuhamedov to Malaysia. President Berdimuhamedov’s first visit to Malaysia was in 2011.
Putrajaya
5 November 2016