Last Monday, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov paid a working visit to the Russian Federation, where he took part in the informal Summit of the leaders of the CIS countries, annually held in St. Petersburg at the end of the year, TDH reports.

The Summit was also attended by President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon and President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

Opening the Summit, Vladimir Putin emphasized that the participation of the leaders of the CIS countries eloquently testifies to the desire to further jointly build cooperation in the spirit of strategic partnership, mutual benefit and taking into account the interests of all countries.

Source: Nebit-Gaz