The President of Turkmenistan received the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation

On October 13, 2025, the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov received the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Marat Khusnullin.

Thanking the head of state for the meeting, Mr. Khusnullin noted that Russia highly values its strategic partnership with Turkmenistan. He conveyed warm greetings of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin to the President of Turkmenistan, as well as to the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Hero-Arkadag. The guest also noted that he is deeply impressed by the achievements of Turkmenistan in the socio-economic field, as well as the rich history and culture of the Turkmen people.

Warmly welcoming the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov expressed his greetings and best wishes to the leadership of the Russian Federation. He noted the importance of the current visit of the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation in maintaining regular intergovernmental dialogue between the two countries.

The head of state wished Mr. Khusnullin fruitful talks with his Turkmen counterparts and the successful holding of the successive meeting of the Turkmen-Russian Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation. President Serdar Berdimuhamedov expressed assuredness that the results of the upcoming meetings would give further impetus to the advancement of mutually beneficial bilateral relations.

It was noted that Turkmenistan attaches special importance to strengthening its strategic partnership with the Russian Federation. Inter-state relations, based on the principles of friendship, trust, and equality, are developing successfully in all vectors.

It was emphasized at the meeting that Turkmen-Russian cooperation is developing effectively in bilateral and multilateral formats, as evidenced by constructive interaction within the UN and the CIS.

In this context, the importance of the partnership within “Central Asia-Russia” was underlined.

The sides also discussed trade-economic relations and cultural-humanitarian cooperation.

At the end of the meeting, the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Marat Khusnullin confirmed the readiness of both countries to further strengthening of friendly inter-state dialogue and exchanged best wishes.