Rustam Minnikhanov meets with President of Turkmenistan

On April 26, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, who arrived in Ashkhabad with an official visit (April 26-27) to hold working meetings and take part in Turkmen Racing Horse Festival, met with Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov at the Palace Complex in Ashkhabad.

Welcoming Rustam Minnikhanov, Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov thanked him for the visit. “We have very good relations with the Russian Federation, its constituent entities and regions. In particular, we have established cooperation with Tatarstan in a number of areas. And I would like to note your great personal contribution to the development of relations,” Turkmenistan President said addressing Rustam Minnikhanov.

He reminded that Turkmenistan delegation arrived in Kazan to attend the opening of the year “Kazan – cultural capital of Turkic world -2014”. Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov also conveyed Rustam Minnikhanov words of gratitude to the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

Rustam Minnikhanov, in his turn, thanked Turkmenistan leadership for the invitation to visit the country.  He expressed his special gratitude for participation of the Turkmenistan delegation in cultural events on the occasion of announcing Kazan the capital of the Turkic world in 2014.

Tatarstan President is sure that today’s visit will favour further development of relations between Tatarstan and Turkmenistan in various areas. “Tatarstan is represented by a large delegation. Many of our major enterprises expressed their desire to cooperate with Turkmenistan. And such our meetings have a very positive impact on our relationship," Rustam Minnikhanov said.