Presidents of Belarus and Turkmenistan sign cooperation agreement

Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko and the head of Turkmenistan  Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov signed a cooperation agreement between the states, ITAR-TASS reports.

The meeting began with the wishes of Alexander Lukashenko to Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to stay long at the position of the head of state. "I want  your term in office to last about as long as I work" said Lukashenko,  who is heading Belarus for 17 years. On Wednesday evening he arrived in Ashgabat on a three-day official visit.