Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian held a tripartite meeting in Turkmenistan on Friday, Dmitry Peskov, press secretary of the head of state, told Interfax. "Yes, indeed such a meeting took place after the end of the Caspian summit," said Peskov. 9 years have passed since the last tripartite summit of Russia, Iran and Azerbaijan. In Turkmenistan, Putin participated in two summits: the CIS and the Caspian Environmental Summit.