The state information agency TDH reports that President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov paid a one-day visit to Tatarstan. In the trip the head of the state was escorted by his grandson Kerimmguly.
President Berdymukhammedov was greeted by and accompanied by President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov throughout the day. As planned, the heads of the states visited the exhibition of engineering solutions by local companies and held negotiations in Kazan Kremlin.
The President’s grandson Kerimguly Berdymukhammedov and Turkmenistan’s Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov
According to the public affairs office of Tatarstan’s President, President Berdymukhammedov confirmed that KAMAZ trucks are in a big demand in Turkmenistan. “We have never refused and will never refuse to buy KAMAZ vehicles”, he assured.
In the evening President Berdymukhammedov and his grandson headed to the stadium “Kazan arena” where the FIFA world cup quarterfinal match was held.
The website “Gundogar” report that apart from the Berdymukhammedovs, in the VIP stand there were other distinguished guests, including FIFA President Gianni Infantino, aide to Russia’s President Igor Levitin, Chairperson of the Board of Directors of OAO “Russian Railroads” Arkadiy Dvorkovitch, the Belgian actor Jean-Claude Van Damme and the former forward of the Brazilian football team Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima.
At 10:30 p.m. local time the Presidential plane departed from Kazan to Turkmenbashi.