On October 19, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received Minister of Internal Affairs of Russia Rashid Nurgaliyev, who is in Turkmenistan on a working visit.

"The meeting was very constructive. The president of Turkmenistan is interested in problems of law enforcement agencies, and feels their concerns," Rashid Nurgaliyev said after the meeting, ITAR-TASS reported "We have discussed at length issues related to the fight against transnational organized crime, drug trafficking, cybercrime and illegal migration."

According to the Russian minister, issues of training and retraining of staff were also touched on at the meeting with the Turkmen leader. Rashid Nurgaliyev shared with President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov his impressions of the visit to an automated motordrome, where candidates pass driving examinations, as well as the duty unit of the Turkmen Ministry of Internal Affairs.