On June 29, a telephone conversation took place between the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Valentina Matvienko.

Having cordially congratulated the Arkadaga Hero on his birthday, the speaker of the upper house of the Russian Parliament also noted the efforts of the National Leader of the Turkmen people to further strengthen strategic interstate relations and conveyed warm greetings and congratulations from President Vladimir Putin.

Thanking for the warm congratulations and good wishes, the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Hero-Arkadag addressed his best wishes to the top leadership of the Russian Federation and noted V. Matvienko's personal contribution to the development of cooperation between the two friendly countries, consistently developing on the basis of the principles of mutual understanding and equality.

As noted, an in-depth strategic partnership has been established between Turkmenistan and the Russian Federation, which is gaining a progressive character.

During the discussion of the current state and prospects of bilateral cooperation, the significant role of interparliamentary ties, which are an integral part of the Turkmen-Russian dialogue, was emphasized. In this regard, the importance of the Central Asia–Russia format in the consistent development of interparliamentary cooperation in the region was noted.

As it was emphasized, trade and economic relations are systematically developing, as evidenced by the increase in trade turnover in recent years. For Turkmenistan, Russia is the main trading partner.

It was also noted that among the important areas of cooperation are cultural and humanitarian ties, in particular in the fields of education, science, health and culture. In this context, the interlocutors confirmed their readiness to intensify cooperation in this area.