Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay a working visit to Turkmenistan on October 8 and 9.

During the visit, the Russian leader will take part in the summit of the CIS heads of state and in the Caspian Environmental Summit, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said, The Caspian Post reports, citing TASS.

Putin’s bilateral meeting with Turkmen President Serdar Berdymuhamedov will be held in an one-on-one format on the CIS summit’s sidelines on October 8.

While in Turkmenistan, Putin will hold a meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on October 9.

The Russian and Iranian presidents will discuss the situation in the Middle East and issues of bilateral cooperation.