OREANDA-NEWS. On August 13, 2009 The two heads of state discussed bilateral relations, in particular economic cooperation. The discussion was held on the two countries’ participation in a number of strategically important multilateral projects, reported the Official website akorda.kz.

Among them are construction of a new railway line that will link Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Iran, construction of a Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline with Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan, and construction of a gas pipeline from Turkmenistan to China via Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.

As Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov informed, construction of the first section of this gas pipeline from Turkmenistan to China is being concluded. In this connection, the President of Turkmenistan invited Nursultan Nazarbayev to take part in the official launching ceremony to be held in December this year with participation of the two heads of state.