Turkish Parliament Speaker Mehmet Ali Sahin received Deputy Chairperson of the Council of Ministers of Turkmenistan Hojamuhammet Muhammedow and an accompanying delegation in Ankara on Wednesday.

Delivering a speech in the meeting, Sahin said that Turkmenistan has been a stable country with its policies in its region since it gained independence.

Muhammedow's visit would contribute to ties between Turkey and Turkmenistan, he said.

Sahin said Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic-speaking Countries was established by Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, and they wanted to see Turkmenistan's parliament speaker in this assembly.

The two countries should make good use of a potential in the area of energy, he added.
 

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