President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin commented on the abnormally cold weather in countries of Central Asia at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers on economic issues on Wednesday, reports kremlin.ru.
In particular, the Russian leader said the following regarding the abnormal colds in the Central Asian region:
- Look at what's happening now: the weather is warm in Europe and in Turkmenistan, today I spoke with the President of Turkmenistan [Serdar Berdimuhamedov] - the temperature there is minus 25 degrees. In Turkmenistan! In Uzbekistan - minus 23.
Vladimir Putin said that it is impossible to give a definite forecast for the results of agriculture for 2023 due to extreme climate changes, and therefore it is necessary to maintain stable reserves of agricultural products in Russia.
Earlier, we reported that during a telephone conversation, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed a number of specific issues of practical cooperation in the energy sector.
