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PRESS CONFERENCE OF THE AMBASSADOR OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION IS HELD IN ASHGABAT
Press conference of Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Turkmenistan Alexander Blokhin, which was dedicated to relations of our states since the beginning of 2020 till today, was held in the Embassy of the Russian Federation to Turkmenistan on June 11.
In the beginning of his speech, the diplomat reminded about the difficulties that the world community has faced from the beginning of the pandemics. Its negative impact has been experienced by the economies of all world powers, however, according to the Ambassador, both Russia and Turkmenistan have covered this hard period with less losses of the GDP than many other states.
According to Blokhin, the status of current relations between two states is fully described by the phrase “strategic partnership”.
Active growth bilateral contacts between representatives of culture is expected after lifting of the restrictions related to the pandemics. Partnership with the northern capital of Russia Saint Petersburg has to be activated.
The Ambassador has noted that despite complicated time for the economy, the growth of trade between two states has increased by 40 percent. The diplomat has also emphasized that Turkmen side fulfils all agreements on supply of gas in full volume.
The Ambassador has noted the interest in fruitful and active cooperation between Turkmenistan and such big Russian companies as KAMAZ, Tatneft, Lukoil and many other.
The Ambassador has made special mention of response made by the Government of Turkmenistan related to the registration of several Russian vaccines against COVID-19. Such attitude was another evidence of permanent care of safety and health of the citizens of Turkmenistan that President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov shows.
It was ten years last Sunday since Alexander Blokhin was appointed as the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Turkmenistan. Representatives of mass media who presented at the event have expressed congratulations to the diplomat and wished him further fruitful work aimed at strengthening of friendly relations between our states.
Roman Teplyakov
Photo by Vechyaslav Sarkisyan