National Leader of the Turkmen people and Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov met Oct. 6 with Valentina Matviyenko, chairwoman of the Federation Council of Russia, who arrived in Turkmenistan on a working visit, the Federation Council’s press service reported.
A series of international events is being held these days in the Avaza National Tourism Zone as part of Turkmenistan’s chairmanship of the Commonwealth of Independent States. The series will culminate in a meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of State.
According to the report, the program of events will begin Oct. 7 with the International Women’s Dialogue titled “The Role of Women in Maintaining Peace and Achieving Sustainable Development,” which Matviyenko will also attend. She will also participate and speak at a conference titled “Universal Health Coverage and Sustainable Development Goals,” organized by the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly, the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe and the Mejlis of Turkmenistan.
A meeting between Matviyenko and Dunyagozel Gulmanova, chairwoman of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan, is also planned as part of her visit.
The Federation Council delegation includes First Deputy Chairwoman Inna Svyatenko, Lilia Gumerova, chairwoman of the Committee on Science, Education and Culture, and Vladimir Dzhabarov, first deputy chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
