President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin will participate in an international forum in Ashgabat on December 12 to mark the 30th anniversary of Turkmenistan's permanent neutrality, International Neutrality Day, and the declaration of 2025 as the "Year of International Peace and Confidence." This was reported by the Russian leader's assistant Yuri Ushakov at a press briefing, Interfax.ru reports.
"At the invitation of the Turkmen side, our President is scheduled to participate in an international forum to be held in Ashgabat on December 12. This forum is dedicated to the 30th anniversary of Turkmenistan's permanent neutrality," Y. Ushakov noted. He also informed journalists that on December 21-22, President V. Putin will visit St. Petersburg, where he will hold an informal meeting with the heads of state of the Commonwealth of Independent States.
We previously reported that on October 7 of this year, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedow, during a telephone conversation, invited President Vladimir Putin to participate in the representative forum of the International Year of Peace and Confidence Building, to be held in Ashgabat on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Turkmenistan's permanent neutrality.
It is worth noting that on October 11, 2024, the President of the Russian Federation also arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit at the invitation of the President of Turkmenistan to participate in an international forum dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the birth of Magtymguly Pyragy..
