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