Turkmenistan is interested in further development of cooperation within the CIS, Valentina Matvienko said after a meeting with the national leader of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.
Bilateral relations are successfully developing between Russia and Turkmenistan, including trade and economic cooperation and interaction on international platforms.
Major economic, investment and logistics projects, as well as humanitarian initiatives, are under development, including the construction of a new building of the Russian-Turkmen Pushkin School and the Turkmen-Russian University.
TURKMENBASHI, October 7 – RIA Novosti. Turkmenistan is interested in further development of cooperation within the CIS, said Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko after a meeting with the national leader of Turkmenistan, Chairman of the Khalk Maslakhaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.
“The conversation was businesslike and at the same time so warm and friendly. This year the CIS is chaired by Turkmenistan, which shows true hospitality and at the same time a high level of organization. The activity and intensity of Turkmenistan’s chairmanship speaks of the interest in further development of cooperation within the CIS,” Matvienko emphasized in a conversation with reporters.
Matvienko also reported that during the meeting with Berdimuhamedov, a bilateral agenda was discussed.
“Our bilateral relations are developing progressively and successfully. Over the past 35 years, no problems have arisen. There is a constant political dialogue, the intergovernmental Russian-Turkmen Commission on Economic Cooperation is working, and its next meeting is now being prepared,” said the Speaker of the Federation Council.
Trade and economic ties between the Russian Federation and Turkmenistan are also developing successfully, she added.
“It is important that large economic, investment, and logistics projects are under development, which are mutually beneficial for both Turkmenistan and Russia,” Matvienko noted.
According to her, the national leader of Turkmenistan is attentive to the development of inter-parliamentary cooperation and interaction.
“As part of Turkmenistan’s chairmanship in the CIS, a visiting session of the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly will be held in Ashgabat in November. Turkmenistan is a neutral state, but I proposed that the parliament of Turkmenistan receive observer status at the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly and be an active participant in our common parliamentary family of the CIS,” the parliamentarian said.
She emphasized that Turkmenistan plays an important role in issues of the regional and international agenda and enjoys well-deserved authority in the world.
“The positions of Russia and Turkmenistan are either close or coincide. The two countries have very good interaction at various international platforms, including at the United Nations to promote joint initiatives and support certain documents. There is a determination to continue such close interaction,” said the chairwoman of the Federation Council.
The Speaker of the Federation Council also touched upon humanitarian cooperation and the field of education.
“The days of culture of Turkmenistan took place in Russia, now we are preparing reciprocal days of culture. Three humanitarian projects are under development: a new building of the Russian-Turkmenistan school named after Pushkin, the opening of a Turkmen-Russian university and the construction of a new building of the Russian theater. We noted that it is necessary to speed up the approval process on both sides,” the politician added.
