This was told by the adviser to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic Serdar Durdyev.

He noted that Turkmenistan plans to establish a ferry service with the Astrakhan region and with the regions of the North Caucasus, in particular, with Dagestan.

Previously, a ferry operated between Russia and Turkmenistan on the Makhachkala - Turkmenbashi line.

On August 11, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev arrived in Turkmenistan for a two-day visit.