On 12 February, the Foreign Affairs Ministers of Russia and Turkmenistan, Sergey Lavrov and Rashid Meredov, held a telephone conversation during which they discussed the current state of bilateral cooperation and upcoming high-level meetings. This was reported by AsmanNews.

The parties touched upon issues of interaction within the CIS and cooperation between the Caspian states. In addition, the ministers exchanged congratulations on the professional holidays of their countries' diplomatic workers: in Russian Federation, Diplomatic Worker's Day is celebrated on 10 February, and in Turkmenistan, on 18 February.