PRESIDENT OF TURKMENISTAN ARRIVED IN SAMARKAND TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SCO SUMMIT AS AN HONORED GUEST

On September 15, 2022, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov arrived in Samarkand on a working visit to participate in the SCO Summit as an honored guest.

At the Samarkand International Airport, the head of state was received by officials of Uzbekistan and members of the government delegation of Turkmenistan.

The main event - the SCO summit - will be held on September 16 under the chairmanship of Shavkat Mirziyoyev in the congress hall of the new tourist center of Samarkand "The Great Silk Road". The summit will consider topical issues of further building up multilateral cooperation, practical aspects and priority tasks for the development of the SCO. An exchange of views on international and regional issues will take place.

On September 15, on the sidelines of the SCO summit, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov had a meetingt with President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping.

During the meeting, the President of Turkmenistan noted that bilateral relations between the countries are expanding every year and cover more and more areas of the economy. Today, the Turkmen-Chinese partnership is developing in such strategic areas as trade, the energy complex, the transport sector, namely cross-border transportation, as well as in the field of culture and education.

Also, the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov met with the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin.

During the meeting, he noted the high level of bilateral political relations between Russia and Turkmenistan, the significant strengthening of inter-parliamentary ties.