On June 21, 2009, St.Petersburg received the first batch of agricultural products from Turkmenistan (3 tons).
On June 21, 2009, St.Petersburg received the first batch of agricultural products from Turkmenistan (3 tons).
Such deliveries will be carried out twice a week by a cargo flight from Ashgabat to St.Petersburg. The products will come to the local fruit and vegetable warehouses soon.
The agreement about the direct supply of fruits and vegetables on a regular basis, to improve quality and reduce the retail price, was concluded between V.I. Matvienko, Governor of St.Petersburg, and G.M. Berdymukhamedov, President of Turkmenistan, in March 2009.
Source: Committee for External Relations of St.Petersburg