Putin during a visit to Turkmenistan violated one of the local laws: details
The Kremlin's footage shows how Putin drives absolutely empty streets of the capital Ashhabad, and then his limousine stops near the White Palace. But it turned out that the Russian president violated one of the laws of Turkmenistan, arriving on a black limousine instead of a white or silver car properly.
Arriving in the luxurious building of the Chamber of Commerce on his limousine Aurus Senat, Putin rose to the high stairs to see President of Serdar Berdimukhamedov, whose father banned black cars, considering them as unhappiness. For President Gurbangula Berdimukhamedov, who ruled until 2022, white was considered a symbol of good luck and well -being.
As a result, white cars were encouraged, and in some cases, the owners of black cars were reported that they had to repaint their cars in lighter tones, in particular, in white. It is believed that a ban on black cars arose because of a white association with luck, while darker colors, especially black, were considered less favorable.
However, it is possible that the choice of Putin's car is part of its paranoia, since it is usually moved by Moscow, locked in a seven -ton armored car that can withstand bomb attacks and attacks with chemical weapons. It is officially reported that he appeared in the Ashgabat on the International Forum "The relationship of times and civilizations is the basis of peace and development", dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the famous Turkmen poet and thinker Mahtumkuli Fragi.
Unofficially, experts call the forum the "axis of evil" fees. Putin has already met with President Masud Pesshkian, who praised for his "close" views on international issues and stated that Moscow's relations with Tehran were a "priority". After the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, relations between Iran and Russia (both countries are under Western sanctions) have improved, and many believe that Tehran was supplying Moscow's weapons.
Peseschian stated that relations between the two countries are "sincere" and positions in the international arena are "similar". Iran's President described the situation in the Middle East as "complex" and accused the US and Europe of not wanting it to "calm down". Turkmenistan maintains unique and strategically important relations with both Russia and Iran, balancing its foreign policy between these two neighbors and adhering to the principle of neutrality.
Turkmenistan was part of the Soviet Union before its collapse in 1991. After independence, relations with Russia were unstable, but are still crucial, especially in economic and security. Turkmenistan's foreign policy, based on a constant neutrality, recognized by the United Nations in 1995, enables him to build relations with both Russia and Iran, without joining any of the countries. We will remind, during a visit to the DPRK, Putin presented a bulletproof limousine Aurus to his ally Kim Jong.