President of Turkmenistan arrives in Kazan on working visit

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov taday arrived in Kazan, to make a working visit. He was in the Kazan international airport met by Tatarstan President, Prime Minister and other officials, as well as Turkmen students studying in universities in Kazan.

The official delegation, accompanying Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov on the working trip, part of whom arrived in Kazan early on Tuesday, attended the meeting as well.

Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov’s visit to Kazan is part of his working trip to the Russian Federation.

Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov warmly welcomed Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov. Girls wearing national costumes presented the national pastry chak-chak and a bouquet of white roses to the visitor.

The President of Turkmenistan’s visit programme includes meetings, to be held today with the Tatarstan authorities, a tour of the Kazan Kremlin and high-technology IT Park, as well as attending the presentation of a project called Cultural Heritage of Tatarstan: the Ancient City of Bolgar and Island-town Sviyazhsk.

A programme of cooperation in the trade-economic and cultural-humanitarian areas between the government of Turkmenistan and government of Tatarstan (Russian Federation) for 2012-2014 is planned to be signed as well, the President of Tatarstan’s press service reports.