MOSCOW/ASHGABAT, December 11. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin will arrive in Turkmenistan on a two-day visit.

The Russian president is expected to take part in a forum dedicated to the International Year of Peace and Trust, International Day of Neutrality, and 30th anniversary of the country’s neutrality, as well as to hold a series of bilateral meetings.

According to Putin’s aide Yury Ushakov, the Russian leader was invited by Turkmen President Serdar Berdymukgamedov.

International Day of Neutrality was established by a United Nations General Assembly resolution in 2017, with Turkmenistan’s active participation. Ashgabat’s permanent neutrality was proclaimed by a UN General Assembly resolution on December 12, 1995 and was supported by all the 185 UN members.

Apart from that, the year 2025 was proclaimed by the United Nations as International Year of Peace and Trust.