This afternoon, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, who is on a working visit to the Republic of Tajikistan, arrived at the Reception Palace, the venue for the Second «Central Asia–Russia Summit».

Here, the Turkmen leader was warmly welcomed by President Emomali Rahmon of Tajikistan.

Following an official joint photograph of the heads of state participating in the summit, the summit meeting in the «Central Asia–Russia format began».

The meeting, chaired by the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, is also being attended by the Presidents of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Uzbekistan, and the Russian Federation.