On the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, Vladimir Putin sent greetings to the leaders of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Abkhazia, South Ossetia, and Israel, as well as to the peoples of Georgia and Moldova.

Vladimir Putin extended warm greetings to President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, and President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev on the occasion of the spring festival of Nowruz.

At the end of this visit to Turkmenistan, Vladimir Putin had a meeting with the national leader of the Turkmen people and Speaker of Halk Maslahaty (People’s Council) of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.

Vladimir Putin attended the plenary meeting of the Interrelation of Times and Civilisations – Basis of Peace and Development international forum in Ashgabat dedicated to the 300th birth anniversary of Turkmen poet and philosopher Magtymguly Pyragy.

Vladimir Putin has arrived in Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, for a working visit.

Vladimir Putin sent a message of greetings to President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov on Independence Day, Turkmenistan’s national holiday.

Vladimir Putin sent a message of greetings to President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov on his birthday.

On the 79^th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, Vladimir Putin sent greetings to the leaders of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Abkhazia and South Ossetia, as well as the people of Georgia and Moldova.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov at the Turkmen side’s initiative.

Vladimir Putin sent greetings to President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov on the country’s national holiday, Independence Day.

Vladimir Putin sent a message of greetings on the 32^nd anniversary of independence of Turkmenistan to Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the national leader of the Turkmen people and Chairman of the People’s Council of Turkmenistan.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov.

Vladimir Putin sent greetings to the leaders of Abkhazia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, South Ossetia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and to the people of Georgia and Moldova on the 78^th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov.

The Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library in St Petersburg hosted an informal meeting of the heads of state of members of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

The President received Speaker of the People’s Council of National Assembly of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov at the Kremlin.

Vladimir Putin took part in a meeting of heads of state, participants in the first Russia–Central Asia Summit.