Russian defense minister to discuss cooperation with Turkmenistan

Russian Minister of Sergei Shoigu has arrived in Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, on the official visit, Gen Igor Konashenkov, the ministry’s official spokesman told reporters.

He said, “The itinerary of the visit envisions a meeting with President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov and a working meeting with Colonel-General Yaylym Berdiyev.  In the course of the talks, Sergei Shoigu will discuss the problems of international and regional security, the pressing problems of bilateral cooperation in the military sphere and in defense technologies and their mutually beneficial intensification,” TASS reports.

During the meetings, the sides will discuss issues of bilateral military and technical cooperation.