“I want to note that you gave a very good impetus to the development of our relations, and the dynamics are not decreasing with the advent of the new president,” RIA Novosti quoted him as saying at a meeting with the head of the upper house of parliament, ex-president of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.
Putin added that he had “very good personal relations” with the current head of Turkmenistan,
In addition, the Russian leader noted the active development of interstate ties between the two countries.
On September 27, Putin, in congratulating Berdimuhamedov on the Independence Day of Turkmenistan, noted the state's contribution to ensuring security and stability in Central Asia.