President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov takes part in an informal summit of the CIS heads of state in St. Petersburg. The most important, significant event of the coming year is the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War that was included on the agenda of the meeting. Addressing the summit participants, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin noted that the heads of the CIS member states came to the decision to jointly prepare for the festivities on occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Great Victory. As is known, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov suggested arranging the ceremonies of laying flowers to the memorials of Victory and organizing the festive fireworks dedicated to the anniversary in all CIS member states on May 9, 2020. During the summit of the CIS heads of state held in Ashgabat in October, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov emphasized that Turkmenistan was ready to provide support and assistance in implementing the main events to prepare and celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War.