Telephone conversation between the President of Turkmenistan and
the Speaker of the Upper House of the Parliament of Russia
On December 28, 2021, during the visit of the President of
Turkmenistan G.M.Berdimuhamedov to the Russian Federation to
participate in an informal meeting of the Leaders of the CIS countries in
St. Petersburg, there was a telephone conversation with the Speaker of
the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian
Federation, V.I.Matvienko.
During the conversation, a wide range of issues of bilateral
relations in various fields was discussed. Special attention was paid to
the progress of inter-parliamentary cooperation between Turkmenistan
and Russia. In this context, the President of Turkmenistan and the
Speaker of the Upper House of the Russian Parliament discussed the
issues related to preparation and holding of the Inter-Parliamentary
Forum of Central Asian Countries and the Russian Federation in
Ashgabat in May 2022. In the course of the conversation, the President
of Turkmenistan also proposed to explore the possibility of holding a
meeting of the Dialogue of Women of Central Asia and Russia in
Ashgabat at the same time.
It was noted that the format of the Women's Dialogue has a great
future at the UN level as a platform for interaction in world politics. In
this regard, the interlocutors noted the advisability of preparing a special
resolution of the UN General Assembly that would emphasize the
significance of the Dialogue in increasing the participation of women in
state and international activities.
At the end of the conversation, the President of Turkmenistan
warmly congratulated the Speaker of the Federation Council of the
Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on the coming New Year,
wishing her good health and great successes in her state activity.