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Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation on Friday in connection with the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two friendly ties.

President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and Russian President Vladimir Putin exchanged congratulatory messages on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.

On April 8, it is the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Turkmenistan and the Russian Federation. This date became one of the topics of the briefing by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, held the day before, on April 6.

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Serdar Berdimuhamedov on his election as President of Turkmenistan by telephone, the Kremlin press service reported.

Russia lifted restrictions imposed due to COVID-19 on flights to eight countries, including Turkmenistan. This was reported by TASS on Friday, with reference to the press service of the Federal Air Transport Agency.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov, during his official visit to Moscow, met with Grigory Karasin, Chairman of the International Affairs Committee of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of Russia.

The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and Turkmenistan adopted a joint statement on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two states, celebrated in 2022.

Ashgabat aims to further develop and expand relations with Moscow. Turkmen Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov stated this on Tuesday at the opening of talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, TASS reports.

On Monday, President Berdimuhamedov, during a working meeting with the participation of a number of vice-premiers, heads of regional administrations and Ashgabat, signed an order to send a delegation of Turkmenistan to Moscow on February 21-22, before emphasizing that multiformat interaction with such a strategic partner as Russia is the most important direction of the country's foreign policy strategy.

On Thursday, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov discussed by phone with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov key issues of Turkmen-Russian cooperation.