Ï President of Turkmenistan receives the head of the Republic of Tatarstan
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President of Turkmenistan receives the head of the Republic of Tatarstan

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President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, who arrived in the Turkmen capital leading the governmental delegation of Tatarstan to take part in the festivities on occasion of the Turkmen Horse Day widely celebrated on the last Sunday of April.

The meeting took place at the International Equestrian Complex that hosted the main festivities in honor of the remarkable date. The head of the Republic of Tatarstan was the Guest of Honour to the celebrations.

During the meeting held in a warm atmosphere the Turkmen leader and his guest exchanged their views on the existing situation and prospects for developing cooperation. Rustam Minnikhanov noted that Tatarstan had intended to enhance cooperation with its reliable partner – the Turkmen state.

In this regard it was underlined the importance of the first sitting of the Turkmen-Tatar joint working commission on the trading and economic, scientific, technological and cultural cooperation taken place in Ashgabat on April 26. The Turkmen leader and his guest expressed belief that the consultations and discussions of the prospects for partnership in the key spheres would launch a qualitatively new stage in developing business relations and humanitarian contacts.

The Days of Culture of the Republic of Tatarstan, the Russian Federation in Turkmenistan successfully held in Ashgabat vividly testify to the dynamically developing humanitarian dialogue. Expressing deep gratitude to the Turkmen leader for the high level of organization of the creative forum, the head of the Republic of Tatarstan underlined the significance of the cultural event for enriching the cultural dialogue between the peoples of Turkmenistan and Russia with diverse content, and strengthening their friendly ties through creative relations and achievements of arts.

The President of Turkmenistan and the head of the Republic of Tatarstan also called for stirring up the partnership in the sphere of sport. A bright evidence of establishing new contacts in this sphere was the trip of the Burgut team winning the first place in the junior hockey tournament for the Turkmenistan President’s Cup to Kazan and trainings of the Turkmen team at the basis of the children’s school of the Ak Bars famous hockey club.

The Turkmen leader and his guest stated that the efficient model of cooperation between independent Turkmenistan and Tatarstan intensively developing within the framework of the bilateral partnership with the Russian Federation had been established today.

In conclusion of the meeting, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov thanked the head of the Republic of Tatarstan for his participation in the festive celebrations and expressed deep gratitude for personal significant contribution to developing and strengthening the centuries-old ties of friendship and good-neighborliness between the fraternal peoples of Turkmenistan and Tatarstan.