Presidents of Russia, Turkmenistan hold talks in Moscow

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with his Turkmen counterpart Serdar Berdimuhamedov, who is in Moscow on his first official foreign visit since taking office as head of state, Report informs citing the Kremlin press service.

The Russian president noted that this visit underlines the special nature of relations between the two countries. He also stressed his readiness to take advantage of Berdimuhamedov's offer to pay a return visit to Turkmenistan.

Putin also noted that the trade turnover between Russia and Turkmenistan increased by 40% in the first half of 2022.

“During the pandemic year, unfortunately, our trade turnover decreased somewhat - by 10% or more, but today, despite all the external difficulties, the increase in the first quarter is more than 40%. And this is a very serious movement forward,” the Russian leader said.