Governor Alexander Beglov at the head of the delegation of the government of St. Petersburg (RF) arrived on an official visit to Ashgabat, spbdnevnik.ru reports.

It is noted that the head of the Northern capital of the Russian Federation will meet with the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov.

The parties will discuss issues of cooperation in the economic, humanitarian and social spheres, as well as projects that St. Petersburg companies are implementing in Turkmenistan.

“Our cooperation is fully in line with the policy of deepening the strategic partnership and the agreements reached between the President of Russia Vladimir Putin and the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov,” said Alexander Beglo

Also, as part of the visit, meetings are planned with the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and other officials.

In addition, the governor of St. Petersburg will visit the new city of Turkmenistan - Arkadag. During the meeting with the city hyakim Shamuhammet Durdylyev, a cooperation agreement will be signed between the government of St. Petersburg and the hyakimlik of the city of Arkadag.

In Ashgabat, the St. Petersburg delegation will lay flowers at the “People's Memory” memorial complex.

The visit program also includes a visit to infrastructure facilities built in Turkmenistan by the St. Petersburg company Vozrozhdenie.