Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will pay an official two-day visit to Turkmenistan on Thursday to discuss cooperation with his Turkmen counterpart, Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, a Kremlin source said on Thursday.
"The high-profile talks will touch upon a wide range of issues including energy, agriculture, transport and telecommunications," the source said.
Russia, along with China and Iran, is a major consumer of Turkmen gas. The Central Asia - Center gas pipeline, which runs from Turkmenistan to Russia via Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan is controlled by Russia's energy giant Gazprom.
Last week the Russian independent oil and gas producer Itera put into operation a $176 million natural gas pipeline in Turkmenistan.
The presidents will also focus on trade cooperation between both countries.
In 2009 Russian-Turkmen trade turnover (excluding gas deliveries) exceeded $1 billion, the source said, adding that Russia has positive relations with its ex-Soviet partner.
