ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, September 12. Turkmenistan and the Russian city of St. Petersburg discuss promising projects in the economic sphere, Trend reports.
These issues were discussed during the meeting of the President of Turkmenistan, Serdar Berdimuhamedov, with the Governor of St. Petersburg, Alexander Beglov, who is on an official visit to Ashgabat.
During the meeting, Beglov noted that St. Petersburg companies are taking part in the construction of road and engineering infrastructure facilities in Turkmenistan.
He noted that, in particular, among the latest implemented projects is a complex of drainage structures in the south of Ashgabat, built by Vozrozhdenie, adding that over the years the company has built 25 large structures in Turkmenistan, including highways, bridges, and interchanges.
The parties discussed the holding of the St. Petersburg-Turkmen Business Forum and the establishment of twinning ties between St. Petersburg and the new city of Turkmenistan, Arkadag.
At the end of the meeting, the Governor stressed that the further development of partnership relations with Turkmen partners will remain one of the priorities of St. Petersburg's foreign economic and international activities.