Telephone conversation with President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov 2017-06-29 12:40:00 At Russia’s initiative, Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. The President congratulated Mr Berdimuhamedov on his 60th birthday. The two presidents discussed key aspects of bilateral relations and their further development in the political, trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian spheres and also examined efforts to strengthen security and stability in Central Asia and the Caspian region. They discussed too the timetable for planned top-level contacts. Earlier, Mr Putin sent Mr Berdimuhamedov a message of congratulations.