By empty (11/11/2005 issue of the CACI Analyst)
President of Turkmenistan Saparmurat Niyazov met with Iranian foreign minister Manuchehr Muttagi on his official visit to Turkmenistan. During the meeting, the two sides discussed development of bilateral relations and mentioned that the trade turnover between the two countries makes $1 billion. The issues on status of the Caspian was also discussed at the meeting.