OREANDA-NEWS. October 18, 2012.  President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received Governor of Astrakhan Oblast, the Russian Federation Mr. Alexander Zhilkin, who arrived in the Turkmen capital to take part in the IV International Investment Forum.

Greeting the high ranking guest, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov underlined the traditionally friendly, good-neighbourly character of cooperation with the Astrakhan oblast built on the principles of mutual advantage with a long-term prospect. The Turkmen leader also noted that development of close, efficient relations with the regions and leading industrial, educational and cultural centres of the Russian Federation was a key aspect of the intergovernmental Turkmen-Russian dialogue that had received a new incentive and content in the modern epoch.

During the meeting the President of Turkmenistan and the Governor of the Astrakhan oblast exchanged their views on the urgent issues of the bilateral cooperation in its priority areas within the framework of implementation of the agreements achieved earlier and prospects for the future.