YEREVAN, APRIL 8, NOYAN TAPAN. Prime Minister of Armenia Tigran Sargsyan attended on April 8 an exhibition-sale held within the framework of the 2nd siiting of the intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation between Armenia and Turkmenistan. The RA Government Information and PR Department reported that prior to that the prime minister had a tete-a-tete talk with Khidir Saparaliyev, Co-Chairman of the Intergovernmental Commission. In his speech of welcome, T. Sargsyan particularly said: "It is no secret that our relations are dynamically developing in recent period. They are based on the traditions that we must preserve, develop and deepen. The sitting of the intergovernmental commission and the exhibition that we opened today in Yerevan also contribute to the development of our relations. This is an opportunity for Armenian consumers to become acquainted with the goods exported by our Turkmen friends to numerous countries. In recent years the Turkmen economy has been rapidly developing, and a sustainable growth, especially in the textile industry, has been recorded. Of course, this experience is of interest to us. It is also important to understand what products are made by these enterprises. There are mutual interests in this issue. Mr. Saparalieyv and I discussed some issues of mutual interest. We said that obviously, the friendly political relations between our countries require an economic foundation and have to be strenthened economically. There is serious potential, and our governments should make every effort to expand and deepen the economic relations between our countries. One graphic evidence of that is today's exhibition where you can see a wide range of goods which may be of mutual interest". T. Sargsyan expressed confidence that all the agreements reached at the sitting of the intergovernmental commission would help promote the friendly ties between the two countries.

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