MOSCOW, March 15. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Serdar Berdymukhamedov on his election as Turkmen President and wished him success in a telephone conversation on Tuesday, the Kremlin press service said.

"The Russian president congratulated Serdar Berdymukhamedov on his victory in the March 12 presidential election and wished him success in this responsible state post," the message reads.

The Kremlin noted that Putin also warmly thanked Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov for his great personal contribution to the development of bilateral relations and expressed confidence that as chairman of the upper house of parliament of Turkmenistan, he would continue to promote the strengthening of the Russian-Turkmen strategic partnership .

Congratulations to Turkmenistan's new president

Earlier on Tuesday, the Russian leader sent a congratulatory telegram to Serdar Berdymukhamedov. "The results of the vote fully confirm your high political authority," the message, published on the Kremlin website, reads.

Putin expressed confidence that Serdar Berdymukhamedov's work in his new post "will contribute to further building up the entire range of constructive Russian-Turkmenistan relations." "This undoubtedly meets the interests of our friendly peoples and goes in line with the strengthening of peace, security and stability in Central Asia and the Caspian region," the Russian president wrote.

The telegram notes that relations between Moscow and Ashgabat are developing in the spirit of strategic partnership, there is a meaningful political dialogue, fruitful cooperation in various fields, as well as cooperation within the CIS, the UN and other multilateral structures.

Putin wished the newly-elected president of Turkmenistan good health and prosperity.

Earlier, Turkmenistan's Central Electoral Commission announced that the candidate of Turkmenistan’s ruling Democratic Party, Serdar Berdymukhamedov, won the presidential election with 72.97% of the votes.