In Balkan velayat, the Week of culture successfully proceeds. The fourth day of a large-scale forum was also rich with significant cultural actions, the well organization of which corresponds to the overall objective of the Week - preservation, all-round study and wide popularisation of the spiritual values of our people, assistance to the professional growth of creative figures, revealing of new talents and increase of the cultural level of society.

On June 25, 2026, a telephone conversation took place between the National Leader of the Turkmen People, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanuly Berdimuhamedov, and the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.

On June 25, 2026, a meeting was held between Oguljahan Atabayeva, Vice-President for Medical Affairs of the Charity Fund for Providing Assistance to Children in Need of Guardianship named after Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, and Narine Sahakyan, Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Turkmenistan.

On June 26, 2026, a meeting was held between Oguljahan Atabayeva, Vice-President for Medical Affairs of the Charity Fund for Providing Assistance to Children in Need of Guardianship named after Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Ji Shumin, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to Turkmenistan.

On June 26, 2026, a meeting was held between Oguljahan Atabayeva, Vice-President for Medical Affairs of the Charity Fund for Providing Assistance to Children in Need of Guardianship named after Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Rana Abu Hijleh, Ambassador of the State of Palestine to Turkmenistan.

President Serdar Berdimuhamedov sent heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to the President of the Republic of Slovenia, Ms. Nataša Pirc-Musar, on the occasion of the country's national holiday – Statehood Day.

President Serdar Berdimuhamedov sent his sincere condolences to the Emir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, in connection with the explosion at the gas processing plant in the Ras Laffan industrial zone, which resulted in human casualties and injuries.

As part of Culture Week, which complemented the historically significant events of the year “Independent Neutral Turkmenistan – the Homeland of Purposeful Winged Horses,” a series of events was held aimed at promoting various forms of art and creative expression. The activities organized in celebration of the Day of Culture and Art Workers and the Poetry of Magtymguly Fragi reflected the country’s achievements across all spheres and the rich spiritual world of its people.

On June 23, 2026, as part of his state visit to the Republic of Azerbaijan, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov visited the cities of Fuzuli and Shusha.

The second day of the Week of culture, which started in the western region of the country, was rich with various events.