President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, on behalf of the people and the Government of Turkmenistan, as well as on his own behalf, sent heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin and all the people of the country on the occasion of the Day of Russia celebrated today.

“Relations between Turkmenistan and the Russian Federation are based on strong ties of friendship and good neighborliness. At present time, the traditional interstate dialogue is successfully developing in a wide range of areas. A constructive dialogue is being maintained at the government level, which contributes to the timely solution of the tasks set”, - the President of Turkmenistan emphasized, expressing confidence that as a result of joint efforts, the strategic Turkmen-Russian partnership would continue to dynamically develop and deepen in the spirit of mutually beneficial cooperation for the benefit of our countries and peoples.

The head of state expressed wishes of good health, happiness and success to President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, and well-being, further progress and prosperity to the friendly people of the Russian Federation, reports the “Neutral Turkmenistan” newspaper today.

Russia Day is an important public holiday of the Russian Federation, celebrated annually on June 12. Until 2002, it was referred to as the Day of the Declaration of State Sovereignty of Russia, which was adopted on June 12, 1990. On June 12, 1998, the first President of the Russian Federation Boris Yeltsin, in his television address, proposed to rename the holiday to “Day of Russia”. Officially, the holiday received a new name on February 1, 2002, when the provisions of the new Labor Code of the Russian Federation came into force. Since 1991, this day has been considered a non-working day in Russia.

On June 12, in all Russian cities, many solemn and festive events are held, in which citizens of all ages take part. In the Kremlin, the President of Russia presents State Prizes of the Russian Federation, and the main celebrations, of course, take place in Moscow on Red Square and end with grand fireworks display in honor of the Day of Russia.