Turkmenistan and Iran agree on joint tourism fair in Ashgabat

A joint Turkmen-Iranian tourism festival will be held in Ashgabat from 31 October to 2 November, SalamNews (Turkmenistan) reports.

The event will include exhibitions and concerts. Iranian dance and folklore groups "Hyatyan", "Samajin" and "Daglar" will visit the Turkmen capital on tour.

Iran's Mehr news agency earlier quoted Iran’s Cultural Attaché to Turkmenistan Navid Rasuli, as saying that cooperation agreements would be signed with local tour operators.

"Many Iranian tourism companies are active in Turkmenistan, indicating the cooperative relations between the two countries. Furthermore, daily exchanges between the two borders around one thousand people."

Turkmenistan and Iran share a border of 1,148km.

Credits: Eziz Boyarov