On September 25, 2023, the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov received the Governor of the Astrakhan region of the Russian Federation Igor Babushkin.

The head of one the largest region of Russia warmly congratulated the head of state on his birthday and national holiday - the 32nd anniversary of the Independence of Turkmenistan. As I. Babushkin emphasized, he is very pleased to visit Turkmenistan, with which the Astrakhan region has long-standing relations of friendship and fruitful partnership, dynamically developing in various directions.