Russian President Vladimir Putin will take part in the Sixth Caspian Summit in Ashgabat, Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said on June 23 , RIA Novosti writes .
“Planning,” Peskov said, answering the question whether Putin plans to take part in the event in Ashgabat in person. Peskov added that the Kremlin would inform if bilateral meetings were scheduled on the sidelines of the summit.
The summit will be held in Ashgabat on June 29. The date of its holding coincides with the celebration of the 65th anniversary of ex-president Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov .
In October 2017, the head of Russia paid an official visit to Turkmenistan. In October 2019, Vladimir Putin arrived in Ashgabat to attend a meeting of the Council of CIS Heads of State. He also held talks with his counterpart Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.
A day earlier, on June 28, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will arrive in Ashgabat . He will take part in the Conference of Foreign Ministers of the Caspian States (CMFA), dedicated to the preparation of the Sixth Caspian Summit.
The fifth summit took place on August 12, 2018 in the city of Aktau (Kazakhstan). The head of Russia took part in it.
It was previously assumed that the Sixth Summit would be held in Turkmenistan in 2021. During a telephone conversation on October 7 last year, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov suggested that Vladimir Putin, despite the pandemic, hold it in person “for a detailed consideration of topical issues.” However, the dates of the forum were postponed to 2022.
On June 10, Vladimir Putin received President Serdar Berdimuhamedov in Moscow as part of his first official visit to Russia. The heads of the two states signed the Declaration on deepening the strategic partnership. At the same time, the head of Turkmenistan invited his colleague to visit Ashgabat. The head of Russia accepted the invitation.
Source: Chronicles of Turkmenistan