OREANDA-NEWS. On September 29, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov met with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Rashid Meredov, on the sidelines of the 63rd UN General Assembly session in New York. 

The ministers discussed priority issues in bilateral cooperation, particularly within the UN, and exchanged views on certain international and regional problems of mutual concern.

The theme of energy cooperation between the two countries was touched on separately.

An exchange of views also took place on problems connected with the ensuring of security and stability in the Caucasus region, primarily in South Ossetia and Abkhazia.