Lavrov thanked for the attention to the Russian language in Turkmenistan
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov, during the talks with his Turkmen counterpart Rashid Meredov in Moscow, highlighted the importance of the Strategic Partnership Agreement, which was signed in October 2017 at the initiative of President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. “It has not just remained a document, but is actually being implemented,” Lavrov said. The text of his opening speech at the talks is published on the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
The Russian diplomat also announced joint events on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations: “There is a solid list, including exchanges of messages at the highest level, holding conferences, round tables, exhibitions. I am convinced that this will be well received by our peoples. At this stage, we have prepared a small exhibition of archival documents, starting with the establishment of diplomatic relations and continuing until today. It reflects contacts between the presidents and at the level of the heads of foreign affairs departments.
“Sergey Lavrov thanked the Turkmen side for the attention paid to the Russian language in Turkmenistan. “More and more young people are choosing Russian higher education. We are ready to help satisfy their interests in every possible way,” the minister assured. Good cooperation in health care was also noted. “Turkmenistan was among the first to register Russian vaccines. We have established the supply of these vaccines to Turkmenistan. We know that they are successful because they really solve the issues of protection against coronavirus infection.”
The problems of Afghanistan were touched upon. “Like Turkmenistan, we are interested in our Afghan neighbors developing within the framework of a peaceful, independent, neutral state, free from terrorist threats and drug trafficking,” Sergei Lavrov said, welcoming the contribution that Ashgabat consistently makes to the overall international efforts to achieve peace in Afghanistan and around it.
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