Sushma Swaraj received by foreign minister of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov at the Ashgabat airport. (Courtesy: ... Read More

ASHGABAT: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday held talks with her Turkmenistan counterpart Rashid Meredov on a wide range of bilateral issues during a transit halt here.

Swaraj, on her way to Kazakhstan , was received at the Ashgabat airport by Meredov.

"Making the most of a transit halt!," Raveesh Kumar, the Spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs, tweeted.

Swaraj had a good exchange of views on a wide range of bilateral issues, he said.

Swaraj is currently on a four-day visit to Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic and Uzbekistan as part of India's efforts to boost strategic partnership with resource-rich Central Asian nations.

