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Five mainline freight diesel locomotives built by the Bryansk Engineering Plant (part of JSC “Transmashholding”, the largest Russian manufacturer of rolling stock for rail transport), have arrived in Turkmenistan.

The Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation noted that the topic of interregional cooperation is an integral part of the bilateral parliamentary dialogue with Turkmenistan. "In addition to the Astrakhan region, Tatarstan and St. Petersburg have been successfully working with Turkmenistan for a long time, Chelyabinsk Region is actively involved.

Bryansk Machine-Building Plant (part of Transmashholding JSC) has sent five 2TE25KM mainline freight locomotives to the Turkmen state railway operator – AOOT Demiryollary, according to the website of the Russian manufacturer.

President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, speaking at the Central Asia – Russia summit held on October 14 in Astana, voiced several proposals and initiatives for cooperation.

The Presidents of Russia and Central Asian countries have agreed to take measures to prevent incitement of discord on national, historical, cultural, linguistic or religious grounds.

At the informal CIS summit, which brought together the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan on Friday in St. Petersburg, the preparations for the first Russia-Central Asia summit were discussed.

“Turkmenistan is now investing heavily in infrastructure, in the construction of which Russian companies are actively involved. The most modern port in the Caspian Sea, Turkmenbashi, was built here,” Russian Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov said in an interview with “Rossiyskaya Gazeta» on the eve of the II Caspian Economic Forum, which started today in Moscow.

The results of the visit of Russian delegations represented by members of the government of St. Petersburg and the Chelyabinsk region to Turkmenistan involve the development of joint plans for the modernization of the fuel and energy complex of Turkmenistan and the creation of joint ventures.

Russia wants to take trade and economic relations with Turkmenistan to a new level, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with Turkmen leader Serdar Berdimuhamedov on the sidelines of the SCO summit, according to the Kremlin website.

During a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the SCO summit, the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov noted the high level of bilateral political relations between the countries, the Kremlin website reports.