On 22 September 2023, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation. Putin congratulated Berdimuhamedov on his birthday and noted that the Russian Federation highly appreciates his efforts to strengthen the traditionally constructive interstate dialogue. The two sides “reaffirmed their mutual resolve to continue to develop […]
Turkmenistan and Russia Discuss Draft Customs Agreements
On 18 September 2023, a delegation from the Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation arrived in Ashgabat for a two-day visit, according to the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan. The two sides held a meeting of the joint working group to discuss priority areas of cooperation. In particular, they discussed: A draft agreement on […]
Arkadag city and St. Petersburg establish direct cooperation
The delegation of St. Petersburg headed by the governor of the city Alexander Beglov visited the new city of Arkadag and met with mayor of Arkadag Shamukhammet Durdylyev. The heads of St. Petersburg and Arkadag signed an agreement between the Mayor of Arkadag and the Government of St. Petersburg on cooperation in trade, economic, scientific, […]
Governor of St. Petersburg offers to promote Turkmen products on the Russian market
As part of the official visit of the St. Petersburg’s delegation, on Monday, 11 September, Governor Alexander Beglov met with Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, foreign minister Rashid Meredov, the administration of St. Petersburg reports. “The Government of St. Petersburg highly appreciates the partnership with Turkmenistan. Their development remains one of […]
Arkadag Berdimuhamedov and Governor of St.Petersburg Discuss Ways to Strengthen Turkmen-Russian Cultural Ties
Cooperation between St. Petersburg and Turkmenistan has reached a high and trusting level, said Governor Alexander Beglov during the meeting with the national leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the press service of the administration of St. Petersburg reports. The meeting took place today, on 11 September, […]
President of Turkmenistan and the Governor of St. Petersburg discuss prospects for cooperation in the economic and humanitarian spheres
Today, on 11 September, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov received the Governor of St. Petersburg Alexander Beglov, who is on visit to Ashgabat at the head of an official delegation. During the conversation, the pace of cooperation and promising projects were discussed, the press service of the administration of St. Petersburg reports. “The Government of […]
Governor of St. Petersburg Visits Ashgabat – Meetings with the leadership of Turkmenistan to take place – Arkadag city and St. Petersburg to ink cooperation agreement
Governor Alexander Beglov, leading an official delegation of the Government of St. Petersburg, arrived in Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, on Sunday, 10 September, according to the St. Petersburg administration. Beglov will meet with President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov in Ashgabat. The side will discuss issues of cooperation in the economic, humanitarian and social spheres, […]
Turkmenistan and Saratov Region of Russia Explore Cooperation Opportunities
Consul General of Turkmenistan in Kazan, Russian Federation, Guich Garayev, headed by a Turkmen delegation, is visiting Saratov as part of the 2nd All-Russian Games “Smart City. Live sports.” On 7 September, the delegation took part in the grand opening of the “Road Show: My Country”, the plenary session “Smart City Project – a driver […]
Samara Region of Russia to present its business potential in Turkmenistan
The prospects of cooperation between the Samara region of the Russian Federation and Turkmenistan became the main topic of the visit of the Turkmen delegation headed by Consul General in Kazan Guich Garayev to Samara. On 5 September, Garayev held a series of meetings in Samara, including with the head of the structural unit of […]
Arkadag Berdimuhamedov calls for stronger ties between Russian and Turkmen horse breeders
On Friday, 1 September, the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov met with the President of the Eurasian Equestrian Association Marina Sechina. Sechina stressed that it is a great honor for her to present an Honorary Certificate of the Eurasian Equestrian Association to the Aba Annayev […]
Transport and Tourism: the key to boost cooperation between Turkmenistan and Astrakhan region
On Wednesday, 23 August 2023, the head of the Balkan region of Turkmenistan met via videoconference with the governor of the Astrakhan region of Russia Igor Babushkin. During the meeting, the parties discussed promising areas of cooperation, says the press service of the Ministry of External Relations of the Astrakhan region. The meeting was attended […]
Turkmen Film Crew to Shoot Film About Magtymguly in Astrakhan
Next week, a film group from Ashgabat will arrive in Astrakhan, which will take part in shooting a film about Magtymguly poet. This was announced by the Minister of External Relations of the Astrakhan region Vladimir Golovkov at a meeting with the head of the Department of International Relations of the Ministry of Culture of […]
Russia expects explosive trade growth with Turkmenistan along the North-South corridor
The trade turnover between Russia and Turkmenistan along the North-South international transport corridor, including through the Makhachkala commercial sea port, will steadily grow and “will be explosive” in the coming years, said trade representative of the Russian Federation in Turkmenistan, Alexander Elizarov in an interview with TASS. “We expect constant growth in the next three […]
Strategic partnership between Russia and Turkmenistan is one of the most important components of peace and stability in Central Asia, Ambassador Volynkin says
Russia is one of the major trading partners of Turkmenistan with $ 1.6 billion mutual trade turnover The extensive strategic partnership between Russia and Turkmenistan is not only the foundation for the development of multifaceted bilateral cooperation, but also one of the most important components of maintaining lasting peace and stability in the Central Asian […]
Russian language center may open in Turkmenistan this fall
Russian Language and Open Education Center is planned to be opened in Turkmenistan in October. The rector of Naberezhnye Chelny State Pedagogical University (Tatarstan, Russia) Alfinur Galiakberova told about this in an interview with the local newspaper “Naberezhnye Chelny News”. Noting that NCSPU became the operator of this Center, the head of the university said: […]
Turkmenistan and Russia discuss issues of inter-parliamentary dialogue
The Chairman of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan Dunyagozel Gulmanova met today, 26 May, with the Chairman of the Federation Council of Russia Valentina Matvienko. The meeting took place on the sidelines” of the 10th Nevsky International Ecological Congress in St. Petersburg. The Chairman of the Federation Council stressed that Russia and Turkmenistan maintain a regular, […]
President of Turkmenistan met with the new Russian Ambassador
On Wednesday, 24 May, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov received the newly appointed Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Turkmenistan Ivan Volynkin, who presented credentials to the head of state. The Ambassador conveyed greetings from the President Vladimir Putin to the President of Turkmenistan. At the same time, Russia’s commitment to traditionally friendly, good-neighborly relations with Turkmenistan […]
New Russian Ambassador to Turkmenistan presented copies of his credentials
On May 17, 2023, the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Vepa Hajiyev received the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Turkmenistan Ivan Volynkin. At the beginning of the meeting, the Russian Ambassador presented copies of his credentials. V.Hajiyev congratulated the Ambassador on his appointment to a high diplomatic […]
Putin and Serdar GB had telephone talks
President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov had on Sunday, 7 May, a telephone conversation with President of Russia Vladimir Putin. During the conversation, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov emphasized that the Turkmen-Russian strategic partnership is developing in a wide range of areas. Meetings and contacts at the highest level are held on a regular basis. The head of […]
Turkmenistan and Russia held high-level consultations on regional security issues
On 4 May 2023, the high-level Turkmen-Russian interdepartmental consultations on regional security issues were held in Ashgabat. The Turkmen side at the talks was headed by Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Vepa Hadjiev, the Russian side – by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Mikhail Galuzin. According to press releases […]
A career diplomat with decades of experience appointed new Ambassador of Russia to Turkmenistan
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree appointing a new Ambassador to Turkmenistan. Ivan Volynkin will replace Alexander Blokhin on this post. The new envoy has more than 40 years of diplomatic career. He has worked in countries such as Yugoslavia, Montenegro, Serbia, USA, Georgia. The last overseas position he took returning to the […]
Transport, tourism and humanitarian ties topped the agenda of Turkmenistan President’s meeting with Astrakhan region governor
On Wednesday, April 5, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov received the Governor of the Astrakhan region of the Russian Federation Igor Babushkin, who arrived in Turkmenistan at the head of the Caspian – Sea of Friendship motorcycle rally. Currently, the Caspian region is recognized as one of the most important geopolitical and geo-economic centers of the Eurasian […]
The President of Turkmenistan received the head of JSC “Russian Railways”
On 27 Mar 2023, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov received General Director – Chairman of the Board of JSC Russian Railways Oleg Belozerov. Expressing gratitude for the time devoted to the meeting and the cordial welcome on Turkmen soil, the guest stressed the high interest of Russian companies, in particular, the largest transport holding he heads, in […]
A delegation of Russian doctors visited Turkmenistan
A delegation of Russian doctors visited Ashgabat last week, which included Deputy Minister of Health of Russia Tatyana Semenova, Head of the Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitation of the Russian National Research Medical University named after N.I.Pirogov, Candidate of Medical Sciences Denis Protsenko, the Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper reports. The government delegation also included the Director […]
President of Turkmenistan and the Deputy Chairman of the Russian government discussed priority areas of bilateral partnership
On Friday, 17 February, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov received Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Alexey Overchuk, TDH reports. During the conversation, the President of Turkmenistan noted that the current visit of the Russian Deputy Prime Minister to Ashgabat is regarded as a logical continuation of the regular intergovernmental dialogue. The head of state noted […]
Moscow hosted a concert of Turkmen pop stars
On 15 February 2023, one of the best Moscow concert halls, Vegas City Hall, hosted about 1,500 music fans who gathered for a tour performance of Turkmen pop stars, Turkmenistan General Consulate to Kazan, Russia, reported in social nets. Turkmen pop art was represented by a charming voice owner, vocalist Azat Donmezov, virtuoso of playing […]
Turkmenistan and Russia intend to further tap the gas cooperation potential
On Wednesday, 15 February 2023, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov received Alexey Miller, CEO of the Russian company Gazprom. During the conversation, Miller confirmed his company’s interest in mutually beneficial cooperation with Turkmenistan. As it was noted at the meeting, the fuel and energy sector, where a lot of experience has been accumulated and there […]
Visit of the Russian parliamentary delegation to Turkmenistan opens up new prospects for people-to-people and legislators contacts
A delegation of the State Duma of the Russian Federation headed by its Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin is on an official visit to Ashgabat. Today, on 30 January, Volodin met with President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov. The parties discussed issues of cooperation between the parliaments of Russia and Turkmenistan, as well as general bilateral relations in […]
Delegation of Russian parliamentarians pays a visit to Turkmenistan
On 29-30 January 2023, the delegation of the State Duma (the lower house of the Russian parliament) headed by Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin will pay a visit to Turkmenistan. According to the press service of the State Duma, the delegation will have a meeting in the Parliament of Turkmenistan during the visit. Russian and Turkmen lawmakers […]
General Director of the Astrakhan port told about the plans for the construction of a logistics center of Turkmenistan
In Ashgabat, on the sidelines of the Russian-Turkmen Business Forum, a cooperation agreement and a memorandum of intent on the establishment of a logistics center of Turkmenistan in the Astrakhan region were signed. The parties will identify potential investors, jointly form a cargo base and begin to establish the process of container transportation through the […]
One of the oldest transport and logistics Russian companies is ready to take part in setting a freight service with Turkmen ports
The Russian transport and logistics company Sovfracht has recently confirmed its readiness to participate in the organization of regular sea transportation between the ports of Turkmenistan and Russia on the Caspian Sea. For this purpose, the company has all the necessary resources and competencies to act both as a carrier and as an operator of […]
Russia and Turkmenistan to realize specific projects in the field of water use and ecology
On the sidelines of the visit of the Russian delegation to Ashgabat last week, the Ministry of Agriculture of Turkmenistan and the Russian Academy of Sciences signed an Action Plan (“roadmap”) of cooperation between Russian and Turkmen experts in the field of water use and ecology. The draft document was prepared by the Russian Academy […]
Turkmenistan has 200 deposits of solid minerals – Russia offers assistance in their exploration
The Russian holding company Rosgeologia (RosGeo) offers Turkmenistan its overarching technological assistance and expertise in the exploration and development of vast mineral and hydrocarbon wealth. “There are more than 200 deposits of various solid minerals on the territory of Turkmenistan, and in order to develop the republic’s economy of the Republic, we are ready to […]
Future Turkmen Logistics Center in Astrakhan will encourage cargo traffic between Central Asia and Russia
The appearance of the logistics center of Turkmenistan in the Astrakhan special economic zone “Lotos” will be an important incentive for the development of cargo transportation from Central Asia to Russia and back, will allow connecting other countries that do not have direct access to the Caspian Sea to the international transport corridor “North-South”, commented […]
Ashgabat hosted Turkmen-Russian negotiations – 10 documents signed
On Friday, 20 January 2023, the Prime Minister of Russia Mikhail Mishustin met with President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. Earlier, he laid flowers at the memorial complex “Halk Khakydasy” (National Memory) Meeting with Arkadag Berdimuhamedov “We see in the Russian Federation not only our strategic partner, but […]
Russia and Turkmenistan stroke bilateral deals worth over US $2 billion
The Russian-Turkmen Business Forum has wrapped up in Ashgabat. The Russian delegation was headed by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. Minister Maxim Reshetnikov and his Deputy Dmitry Volvach took part in the event on behalf of the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia. At the panel sessions of the forum, Russian-Turkmen cooperation in the field […]
President of the Russian CCI: it is necessary to identify and solve systemic problems in trade and economic relations between Russia and Turkmenistan
On 19 January, a Russian-Turkmen business forum was held in Ashgabat. Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin took part in the forum and made a speech. Speaking later, Sergey Katyrin, the President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, said that it is crucial to pinpoint systemic […]
Turkmen-Russian Business Forum attracted over 300 Turkmen and Russian companies – the Russian delegation came to Ashgabat with a portfolio of concrete proposals
Elvira Kadyrova On 19-20 January 2023, the Turkmen-Russian Forum is being held in Ashgabat. The purpose of the forum is a full–scale deepening of trade, economic and industrial cooperation between Russia and Turkmenistan. The number of participants from both sides is impressive – more than 300 representatives of business circles and organizations, including 220 companies […]
Why is Russia interested in forging marine connectivity with Turkmenistan?
The creation of shipping lines between Astrakhan ports and the port of Turkmenbashi has been the subject of recent negotiations in Astrakhan with the participation of representatives of Rosmorrechflot (Russian marine and river fleet), the government of the Astrakhan region, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, representatives of the Astrakhan special economic zone “Lotos” and logistics companies. […]
Presidents of Turkmenistan and Russia had a telephone conversation
On Tuesday, 17 January, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov had a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. According to the state news agency TDH, the parties noted that the strategic multifaceted partnership between Turkmenistan and the Russian Federation is developing on an upward trend in almost all directions. Fruitful cooperation has been established in the political, […]
Russia and Turkmenistan are preparing a number of documents in the field of healthcare
The legislative base of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the Russian Federation will be enriched by a number of documents that are being prepared for signing. This was announced during the meeting of the Deputy Minister of Health of Russia Tatyana Semenova with the Deputy Minister of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan Murat Mammadov. During […]
Russia and Turkmenistan to hold talks on establishing links between Caspian port
In January 2023, negotiations will be held between the port authorities of the Astrakhan Region and the Agency for Transport and Communications under the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan on establishing a shipping line between the ports of the Astrakhan Region and the International Seaport of Turkmenbashi. The Governor of the Astrakhan region Igor Babushkin […]
Turkmen delegation acquainted with digitalization experience of Russian Federal Tax service
Deputy Head of the Federal Tax Service of Russia Yulia Shepeleva and Deputy Minister of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan Serdar Joraev signed a Memorandum on technical cooperation in the field of tax administration. The document was signed on the sidelines of the 12th meeting of the Intergovernmental Russian-Turkmen Commission on Economic Cooperation. It provides […]
Turkmenistan and Russia discuss cooperation in the field of veterinary and phytosanitary control
On 6 December 2022, the negotiations were held in Moscow between Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan Charyar Chetliyev and Deputy Head of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) Konstantin Savenkov. The parties discussed cooperation in the field of veterinary and phytosanitary control, Rosselkhoznadzor said. During the talks, mutual […]
12th Meeting of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Russian Commission On Economic Cooperation
On December 7, 2022, the 12th meeting of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Russian Commission on Economic Cooperation was held in Moscow under the chairmanship of Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Alexei Overchuk. During the meeting, a thorough exchange of […]
Training of digitalization specialists is a priority of the Turkmen-Russian educational cooperation
Today, a special relevant area for Turkmenistan is the training of personnel in the field of digitalization and cybersecurity. This statement came from the Minister of Education of Turkmenistan Gurbangul Atayeva during a meeting at the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia. “In this regard, we are interested in studying the experience of our […]
Lavrov: Turkmenistan is our close friend and strategic partner
The government delegation of Turkmenistan headed by Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov went to Moscow on Tuesday, 6 December 2022, for a two-day visit. On the first day of the visit, the foreign ministers of the two countries held talks. “Turkmenistan is our close friend and strategic partner. We […]
Russian Foreign Ministry – on the current state of Turkmen-Russian relations
Today, on 6 December 2022, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will meet with Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov, who arrived in Russia to participate in the 12th meeting of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Russian Commission on Economic Cooperation. In this regard, the Russian Foreign Ministry has published an overview of the […]
Turkmenistan and Russia to expand transport cooperation
Elvira Kadyrova Turkmenistan and Russia are actively fostering transport cooperation, both in the field of infrastructure, as well as within major regional transport connectivity projects. Creation of a Transport commission One of the steps in this direction was the formation of a joint Turkmen-Russian commission on transport, transit and logistics, which was announced during a […]
Russian business mission to visit Turkmenistan
A group of interested medium- and large-sized business representatives from the Russian regions will visit Ashgabat from 12 to 15 December 2022. The business mission will be organized with the assistance of the Russian-Turkmen Business Council, the Administration of the President of the Russia and the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia. The visit is aimed […]