Today, with participation of National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Khalk Maslakhaty of Turkmenistan Hero Arkadag and Ding Xuexiang, Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, First Vice Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, a stone-laying ceremony of drilling of production wells and the construction of a gas processing facility with a capacity of 10 billion cubic meters of commercial gas per year within the framework of the fourth phase of development of «Galkynyş» gas deposit was held.

On April 16, 2026, the President of Turkmenistan, Serdar Berdimuhamedow, received Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, First Vice Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China Ding Xuexiang, who is visiting Turkmenistan on the instructions of the President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping.

On April 17, 2026, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosted the international scientific and practical conference “Turkmenistan–People’s Republic of China: 20 Years of Strategic Partnership in the Gas Sector.”

On April 16, 2026, the opening ceremony of the “Luban Workshop” in Turkmenistan was held at the International University of Oil and Gas named after Yagshygeldi Kakayev.

On April 15, 2026, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov received the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Italian Republic to Turkmenistan Martin Brook, who presented his credentials to the Head of State.

On April 15, 2026, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov received the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea to Turkmenistan Lee Won-jae, who presented his credentials to the Head of State.

On April 15, 2026, a meeting with a delegation from Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, headed by Rector Tang Zhishu, was held at Myrat Garryyev State Medical University of Turkmenistan. During the meeting, the current state of cooperation between the two countries in the healthcare sector and prospects for expanding medical cooperation were discussed.

On April 16, 2026, the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Hero-Arkadag met with Ding Xuexiang, Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, First Vice Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, who arrived in Turkmenistan on a visit at the instruction of President Xi Jinping.

On April 15, 2026, as part of a visit to Turkmenistan, a delegation from Beijing University of Chinese Medicine headed by the university’s rector Tan Zhishu visited the headquarters of the Charity Fund for Providing Assistance to Children in Need of Guardianship named after Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov located in the Arkadag city.

The “Turkmentravel – 2026” International Tourism Exhibition and Conference opened today in the Turkmen capital.