Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has arrived in Turkmenistan’s capital, Ashgabat, on a state visit meant to enhance bilateral ties.

President Rouhani was officially welcomed by his Turkmen counterpart, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, upon arrival in Ashgabat on Tuesday.

This handout photo, by the Iranian presidential office, shows Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (L) and his Turkmen counterpart, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, at the official ceremony to welcome the Iranian president in Ashgabat, on Tuesday March 27, 2018.

Presidents Rouhani and Berdimuhamedow have held a meeting at the presidential office to discuss a range of bilateral and regional issues.

High-level delegates from the two sides have signed 13 memoranda of understanding (MoU) in the presence of the two countries' presidents.

President Rouhani is on the first leg of a two-day tour that will also take him to Azerbaijan.