Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: Government of the Russian Federation – Government of the Russian Federation –
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The national leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty (People's Council) of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Patrushev, who is heading the Russian delegation during a working visit to Turkmenistan.
"Russia and Turkmenistan are united by close historical ties based on mutual trust, common values and cultural traditions. Cooperation between the two countries is at a high level and is of a strategic partnership nature. This has a positive effect on trade and economic ties. Trade turnover between our countries has increased by almost a third this year. We hope for further development of relations in the spirit of mutual respect in order to strengthen fruitful cooperation," said Dmitry Patrushev.
A meeting was also held between the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev. The main topics were the development of trade and economic cooperation and joint work to preserve the Caspian Sea.
The Deputy Prime Minister noted that an important component of mutual trade is agricultural products, for which positive dynamics are also noted. At the same time, Russia is ready to increase supplies of food and mineral fertilizers.
Dmitry Patrushev named ecology and environmental protection as a promising area of cooperation. The Deputy Prime Minister noted that Russia is ready to build a dialogue on a wide range of areas. First of all, this concerns the issues of preserving the Caspian Sea. Russia is also interested in developing relations with Turkmenistan in the field of geology and subsoil use.
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