Putin to Meet With Turkmen, Azerbaijani, Iranian Presidents in Turkmenistan–Kremlin

MOSCOW, June 27 (Sputnik) – Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold meetings with presidents of Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and Iran during his trip to Ashgabat, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov told reporters on Monday.

Putin will participate in the Caspian Summit on June 29 in Turkmenistan. The Russian leader plans to meet with Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, the Central Asian country’s former president, who will turn 65 during the summit. Putin also plans to hold talks with Turkmenistan’s current President Sedar Berdimuhamedow.

“There will be a brief conversation with him, after which participation in the sixth Caspian Summit is planned. And after its completion, our president will hold two bilateral meetings with President of Azerbaijan [Ilham] Aliyev and President of Iran [Ebrahim] Raisi,” Ushakov said.