Presidents of Turkmenistan, Russia hold phone talks

AKIPRESS.COM - President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Russian President Vladimir Putin today held phone talks and exchanged views on priority issues of interstate relations, built on the principles of strategic partnership, the state news agency reports.
President Vladimir Putin expressed gratitude to his Turkmen counterpart for his active attention to enhancing regional ties that meet mutual interests.
The commitment of Turkmenistan and Russia to full-scale cooperation on a long-term basis is clearly demonstrated by the agreement reached at the highest level and the established solid legal base.
The presence of impressive potential for further enhancing and diversifying the trade and economic partnership and increasing the volume of mutual trade turnover, which grew 2.6 times in 2019, stimulating investment activity, and entering new mutually beneficial projects was noted.
In recent years, Turkmenistan has been actively establishing business relations with the Russia's Tatarstan as well as with Sverdlovsk and Astrakhan regions and the St. Petersburg city.