OREANDA-NEWS. On 31 March 2009 was announced, that in the course of the first exhibition of Turkmen goods held in Moscow on 23-25 March, Russian and Turkmen businessmen reached agreements on the purchase of textile and carpet products in bulk. Turkmen deputy prime minister Hojamuhammet Muhammedov reported on specifics of these agreements at a government meeting on 27 March. The meeting was held to discuss the results of the Turkmen president's official visit to the Russian Federation.

The head of state noted that Turkmenistan "has all necessary resources to increase exports of its goods". He instructed the government to prepare a proposal on the opening of special shops and trade centers in the Russian largest cities to sale a wider range of Turkmen goods.