President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, who had arrived in Samarkand to participate as a guest of honour in the Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, met with the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin.

After exchanging warm greetings, the leaders of the two states expressed satisfaction with an opportunity to discuss topical issues of further Turkmen-Russian relations based on long-standing ties of friendship, good neighbourliness, equality and mutually beneficial partnerships during a personal meeting.