Overview

• Turkmen President Serdar Berdymukhammedov sent an official birthday greeting to Vladimir Putin on October 7 as the Russian leader turned 73.
• The message credited Putin with a significant personal role in advancing strategic and friendly Turkmen–Russian relations.
• Turkmenistan stated an intention to further expand long-standing political, trade‑economic and cultural‑humanitarian links with Russia.
• Berdymukhammedov wished Putin health and success, and conveyed prosperity and well‑being to the people of Russia.
• The note was published in the official Turkmen newspaper Neutralnyy Turkmenistan and relayed by RIA Novosti, as Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and Russia’s All‑Russia People’s Front also issued congratulations.