On 6 August, a meeting between Turkmenistan's Foreign Affairs Minister Rashid Meredov and State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs Sepp Schellhorn took place in the ‘Avaza’ National Tourist Zone. This was reported by the press service of the Turkmenistan’s Foreign Affairs Ministry.

The parties discussed cooperation in the political, diplomatic, trade and economic spheres, emphasising the importance of neutrality as a key principle of both countries' foreign policy. This year, Turkmenistan and Austria are celebrating anniversaries of neutrality — 30 and 70 years, respectively.

Special attention was paid to the problems of landlocked countries, in particular the Second UN Conference on Landlocked Countries, held in Vienna in 2014. Current issues on the international agenda were also discussed.