BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 22. Russia
highlights efforts to further deepen its strategic partnership with
Turkmenistan in birthday greetings to President Berdimuhamedov.
This was reflected in a letter sent by Russian President
Vladimir Putin to the President of Turkmenistan, Serdar
Berdimuhamedov, on the occasion of his birthday, according to a
press release published by the press service of the Turkmen
government today.
Putin noted that under Berdimuhamedov’s leadership, Turkmenistan
continues to advance its socio-economic development and strengthen
its position on the international stage.
The Russian president said Moscow highly values Berdimuhamedov’s
efforts to further deepen the strategic partnership between the two
countries.
“We will continue joint work on current issues of the bilateral
and international agenda for the benefit of the friendly peoples of
Russia and Turkmenistan, in the interests of ensuring stability and
security in Central Asia and the Caspian region,” Putin said.
The letter also expressed Putin’s wishes for President
Berdimuhamedov’s good health, happiness, well-being and further
success in his state activities.
For reference, Russia and Turkmenistan maintain a strategic
partnership covering trade, energy, transport, diplomacy and
humanitarian ties. Russia remains one of Turkmenistan’s key trading
partners, with bilateral trade exceeding $1.6 billion annually,
according to Turkmen government data. In 2025, bilateral trade
continued to expand, with trade turnover rising 21.4% in the first
quarter, while the two sides worked on an intergovernmental action
plan for 2025-2027. Cooperation also extends to the fuel and energy
sector, industry, agriculture, banking and finance, and digital
technologies.
Energy remains an important component of the relationship,
although Russia is no longer the main destination for
Turkmenistan’s natural gas exports. The two countries have also
been developing transport cooperation, including routes linking
Turkmenistan with Russia and other markets through the Caspian Sea.
Discussions have included the Volga-Caspian Canal with an outlet to
the port of Turkmenbashi and the eastern bypass of the Caspian Sea
within the International North-South Transport Corridor. At the
political level, Moscow and Ashgabat cooperate through the UN, CIS,
the Caspian littoral states and the Central Asia-Russia format. In
September 2026, Turkmenistan said preparations were underway for
the 14th meeting of the bilateral intergovernmental commission,
with the agenda covering trade, energy, transport, finance,
industry and other areas.
