The Russian President noted Turkmenistan’s remarkable progress in the economy, social issues, science and technology, and the country’s well-deserved authority internationally.
Vladimir Putin highly praised the development of Russian-Turkmenistani relations which have advanced to the level of strategic partnership, and expressed confidence that the agreements reached during recent talks with the President of Turkmenistan in Ashgabat would contribute to the further improvement of productive bilateral cooperation in all areas to the benefit of the peoples of Russia and Turkmenistan, and with the aim of strengthening regional security and stability.