BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 9. Turkmen President
Serdar Berdimuhamedov met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in
Turkmenistan’s Avaza on October 8 to discuss bilateral cooperation,
including trade, the economy and cultural ties.


This was reflected in a press release published by the Turkmen
Foreign Ministry today.


According to the information, the meeting took place during
Putin’s visit to Turkmenistan to participate in high-level
international events in the National Tourist Zone of Avaza,
including the meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Caspian
Environmental Summit.


The two presidents discussed political and diplomatic relations,
with an emphasis on regular high-level contacts and coordination on
bilateral issues. Trade and economic cooperation was also
identified as an important area of bilateral engagement.


The sides also highlighted cooperation in education, healthcare,
science and culture.


“We highly value your personal attention to the development of
regional cooperation and view the meetings in Avaza as an
opportunity for an open exchange of views, the formulation of joint
approaches, and the definition of new areas of interaction,”
Berdimuhamedov said.







He also reaffirmed Turkmenistan’s readiness to continue
comprehensive cooperation with Russia, expressing confidence that
bilateral relations would continue to develop for the benefit of
both countries, according to the ministry.


Putin thanked the Turkmen side for its hospitality and
invitation to the international events, and conveyed greetings to
Chairman of Turkmenistan’s Halk Maslahaty Gurbanguly
Berdimuhamedov.


Meanwhile, 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.


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.