AKIPRESS.COM - Russian President Vladimir Putin promised Turkmen leader to visit his country in the near future. Putin together with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon talked on the phone with Turkmen President, the Kremlin reported on February 28.

Putin said he regrets that he was not able to pay a visit to Turkmenistan due to a tight schedule of his ongoing Central Asian tour, the Kremlin said.

Putin assured Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov that he'll make it to Ashgabat soon.

"In this regard, the presidential aides and respective authorities will be tasked with getting done with preparations for the visit," the statement said.

Putin was in Dushanbe and Almaty on February 27. He today has arrived in Bishkek.