During a telephone conversation, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin warmly congratulated President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov on his birthday.
The leaders expressed satisfaction with the high level of the strategic partnership between Russia and Turkmenistan and reaffirmed their mutual commitment to its further comprehensive development.
They also discussed preparations for the upcoming meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States, scheduled for early October, which will be held under the chairmanship of the President of Turkmenistan.
For his part, Serdar Berdimuhamedov congratulated Vladimir Putin on the successful conduct of the elections to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.