ArmInfo.Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has congratulated Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov on re-election as Turkmen President.
The press office of the Armenian President has told ArmInfo that in his congratulatory message Sargsyan wished strong health, welfare and success to Berdymuhamedov, and peace and prosperity to friendly Turkmenistan. Sargsyan points at the success achieved in state construction of Turkmenistan, in the socio-economic field and on the international arena over the past few years, the President of Armenia stresses that due to all this Berdymuhamedov enjoys nationwide support and confidence.
Sargsyan stresses that he highly appreciates the Turkmen President's attention to further promotion of the Armenian-Turkmen cooperation based on the strong traditions of friendship and mutual respect. He expresses confidence that thanks to the mutual efforts the bilateral cooperation will be filled with new large-scale projects.
The presidential elections in Turkmenistan were held on Feb 12. The incumbent president of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov has been re-elected for the third presidential term by obtaining 3,067,924 votes or 97.69% according to preliminary results.