Vladimir Putin congratulated Serdar Berdimuhamedov on his election as President of Turkmenistan
Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Serdar Berdimuhamedov on his election as President of Turkmenistan by telephone, the Kremlin press service reported.
Earlier on the same day, in a congratulatory message addressed to the elected president of Turkmenistan, the head of the Russian Federation expressed confidence that the activities of Serdar Berdimuhamedov in the presidency would contribute to further building up constructive Turkmen-Russian ties.
Putin also had a telephone conversation with President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and expressed gratitude for the great personal contribution of the Turkmen leader to the development of Turkmen-Russian relations.
The head of the Russian Federation expressed confidence that Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov would continue to strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries as chairman of the upper house of parliament (Halk Maslakhaty of the Milli Gengesh).
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