TEHRAN (IRIB) – New Islamic Republic of Iran's Ambassador to Turkmenistan Mohammad-Reza Forqani met with Turkmen Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov Friday and submitted a copy of his credentials to him.

Expressing pleasure over the appointment of Forqani as ambassador, Meredov referred to good ties existing between the two countries.

The FM welcomed expansion of relations in fields of politics, economics and culture between Iran and Turkmenistan.

Iran's new ambassador to Turkmenistan, for his part, also underlined strengthening of relations, especially in the domain of energy.

He voiced hope that in the future the current level of economic ties, especially in the spheres of energy and agriculture can be further promoted.

Currently, the level of economic exchanges between Iran and Turkmenistan is over one billion dollars.