Rashid Meredov, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, has traveled to Tehran for consultations with Iranian officials on bilateral relations and regional developments. According to Esmail Baqaei, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this visit is taking place at the official invitation of Seyed Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s Foreign Minister, and falls within the framework of the regular political consultations between the foreign ministers of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Turkmenistan. As the chairman of the Iran-Turkmenistan Joint Economic Cooperation Commission, the Turkmen Foreign Minister is also scheduled to meet with several senior Iranian political and economic officials for further discussions.