On June 10, the official visit of President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov to Russia began.
The Kremlin press service reports that this is his first trip abroad since taking office as president of Turkmenistan on March 19.
In fact, this is the first official foreign visit . On June 1-2, Serdar Berdimuhamedov traveled to Saudi Arabia, where he performed the umrah (small pilgrimage) ceremony.
The publication published a transcript of a brief meeting of the heads of the two states.
At the very beginning of the talks, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that today they would sign "a very important document concerning the development of our relations."
Putin began with statistics, according to which, during the pandemic year, trade between the countries decreased by a little over ten percent. But for the first quarter of 2022, it has already increased by more than 40%.
Then the head of Russia asked Serdar Berdimuhamedov "to convey my best wishes to the previous president", whom he described as "a good and kind friend."
“A lot of work is being done during your visit. Ministers and vice-premiers met yesterday , so, as is usually the case, when a high-level visit takes place, all colleagues gather, work actively, and I am sure that, in addition to the declaration we are signing today, this whole range of joint work will benefit the development of our relations.” , - the Kremlin quotes Vladimir Putin.
The Head of Turkmenistan recalled that 288 international documents have been signed between Turkmenistan and Russia to date. The basic ones are the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation, as well as the Treaty on Strategic Partnership between the countries.
“Today, Turkmenistan not only purchases a large number of automotive, marine and aviation equipment from Russia, but, of course, provides an opportunity for Russian companies to actively participate in the implementation of economic projects in our country,” Berdimuhamedov Jr. said and invited his colleague to visit Turkmenistan with an official visit at any convenient time.
Putin promised to take advantage of the invitation.
Negotiations continue.
Source: Chronicles of Turkmenistan