At the start of his visit to Turkmenistan, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi met with President Serdar Berdimuhamedov and discussed the most important bilateral political and economic issues between the two countries. During the meeting, the two sides, referring to the history of friendly relations and the cultural and civilizational ties between the two countries, stressed the need to expand these relations. Later in his visit to Ashgabat, Araghchi met and held talks with Turkmen Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov. During the meeting, the Iranian foreign minister, emphasizing the neighborhood policy in the foreign relations strategy of the 14th administration of the Islamic Republic of Iran, described the expansion of relations between the two countries in the political, economic and parliamentary fields as important. The Turkmen foreign minister, for his part, highlighting the significance of the visit by the Iranian diplomatic delegation, reaffirmed his country's readiness to develop political and economic relations with Iran within both bilateral and international frameworks. The Iranian foreign minister and his accompanying delegation departed Ashgabat for Tehran on Monday evening.