Russian Deputy Premier Victor Zubkob met Turkmen President Gurbanguly
Berdimuhamedov and made proposals on improving ties, the Turkmen
government reports.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin
expressed devotion to full-fledged cooperation with Turkmenistan,
especially in the energy sphere, agriculture and trade. Russian
companies want to expand activities in Turkmenistan.
The Altyn Asyr TV Channel noted that trade turnover between the two
states had improved in the last years. Cooperation expanded with
Tatarstan, Saint-Petersburg and the Astrakhan Region.
The Turkmen-Chinese gas pipeline was launched in 2009. Gazprom is the
main purchaser of Turkmen gas.
Russia's Zarubezhneft became the operator of the 21 blocks of the
Turkmen sector of the Caspian Sea. A deal was signed on joint
activities with Iter that had started research in the area in 2009.
The investment project is worth $6 billion.
