On May 21, a Turkmen delegation participated in the 60th session of the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of the CIS and a regular meeting of the IPA Council. During this, a meeting took place between the Chairman of the Majlis of Turkmenistan Dunyagözel Gulmanowa and the Chairman of the Council of the Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Valentina Matvienko. As reported by the Majlis of Turkmenistan, Matvienko emphasized that Russia respects and values the legal status of Turkmenistan's permanent neutrality.