President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has sent his sincere congratulations to Ilham Aliyev on being re-elected as President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov expressed deep condolences to President of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria Abdelaziz Bouteflika over the military plane crash near Boufarik airport that caused numerous victims.

The agenda of multidimensional cooperation of Turkmenistan with the United nations Organization places the subject of health protection to the leading position including in the aspect of the achievement of the Goals of sustainable development. The World Health day that was recently observed in our country demonstrated again the commitment of the state to the UN principles in this sphere, imitativeness and far-seeing of the decisions taken by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov aimed at making of the conditions for healthy maternity and childhood as well as full life of the citizens of the country.

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held extended session of the Cabinet of Ministers where outcomes of the activity of the branches of national economy for the first quarter of the year have been summed up.

Speaking during the enlarged meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan on April 11, the President of Turkmenistan specified the key tasks for the nearest future.

During the session of the Cabinet of Ministers on April 11, Vice-premier B. Abdieyva informed on the preparation to International Scientific Conference and Festival “Ancient Sources of Music Art” in Ashgabat on April 18 – 19. Cultural personnel and art masters of number of foreign states informed on the participation in the forum. Scientific conference, concerts, master classes of foreign specialists with the students of profile educational institutes of our country are planned under the forum.

By the outcomes of the first quarter of 2018, the growth rate of the GDP made 6.2 percent including 4.6 percent growth in industrial complex, 10.5 percent in transport and communication sector, 7.6 percent in trade, 3.2 percent in agriculture and 10.1 percent in service sphere.

Outcomes of the first quarter of the year indicate successful realization of constructive foreign policy of Turkmenistan based on the principles of peace-loving, friendship and cooperation. Important agreements achieved during the meetings and talks are to support comprehensive improvement and expansion of beneficial partnership both in bilateral and multilateral formats under competent international and regional organizations.

During the session of the Government of April 11, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov gave instructions to relevant leaders on the stimulation of applied and profile sciences, on involvement of young engineering and technical personnel to the researches and developments, detection of invention talents, for which it is necessary to develop technical knowledge of children making all conditions for their comprehensive development and improving education methods.

By Decrees of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov: