Speaker of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin on Sunday will pay an official visit to Ashgabat on which will last two days. According to the Duma’s press service message, the Speaker will arrive to Turkmenistan at the head of a delegation of parliamentarians.

“On 29-30 January 2023, the delegation of the State Duma headed by the Chairman of State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin will pay a visit to Turkmenistan”, the message notes.

As part of the official visit, the delegation is scheduled to hold meetings in the Mejlis of Turkmenistan. The parliamentarians from Russia and Turkmenistan will discuss new formats of cooperation aimed at development of bilateral relations.

Relations between Moscow and Ashgabat are actively developing, including the Parliamentary line.

Thus, in last November, a meeting of Vyacheslav Volodin with Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov was held in Moscow. During the meeting, the exchange of views on the issues of intensifying the inter-parliamentary dialogue was held.

In particular, the initiative to form a parliamentary dimension of cooperation between the Caspian countries was considered.

Moreover, cooperation in the field of education, including the establishment of the Russian-Turkmen University in Ashgabat, was discussed.