The delegation of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, headed by Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin, arrived on an official visit to Turkmenistan. Immediately upon arrival, Volodin's first meetings with the parliamentarians of the Mejlis (parliament) of Turkmenistan took place.
During the visit, the speaker of the State Duma of Russia will hold talks with the leadership of Turkmenistan and the Mejlis of the country. Russian parliamentarians will discuss with their Turkmen counterparts new formats of cooperation for the dynamic development of Turkmen-Russian relations.
The Russian parliamentary delegation included Vice Speaker of the State Duma Sholban Kara-ool, Chairman of the Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots Leonid Kalashnikov, Chairman of the Committee on Regional Policy and Local Self-Government Alexei Didenko, First Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Science and Higher Education Alexander Mazhuga and Deputy Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs Irina Rodnina.
Source: Turkmenistan.ru