At the last session of the Government, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has signed Resolutions approving the compositions of Intergovernmental Turkmen – Russian Commission for economic cooperation and Turkmen – Japanese Economic Committee from Turkmen side for implementation of bilateral agreements reached between Turkmenistan and Russian Federation as well as between Turkmenistan and Japan.

The head of the noted that Vice-premier, Foreign Minister R. Meredov chairs around dozen of intergovernmental commission working with various states. In this regard, the President of Turkmenistan has informed that for provision of relative conditions for activity of the head of national Foreign Ministry, he made a decision to appoint Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers S. Berdimuhamedov as co-chairman of intergovernmental Turkmen – Russian, Turkmen – Japanese structures from Turkmen side, having released the vice-premier, the Foreign Minister from the above-mentioned posts.

It was mentioned that it would support further expansion of cooperation with Russia and Japan and organization of more specific and efficient work.