President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov sent the cable of congratulations to Armen Sarkisyan in relation to his election as the President of the Republic of Armenia.

On March 1 – 2 Tashkent hosted the 14th session of Joint Turkmen - Uzbek Committee for trade and economic, scientific, technical and cultural cooperation. Turkmenistan delegation chaired by Vice-premier B. Annameredov arrived in Uzbek capital for participation in its work. Heads and representatives of the ministries and departments of two countries took part in the meeting.

The Central Officers’ Club of the Ministry of Defense hosted a ceremony where state awards were conferred on defenders of Motherland and publication of “The Doctrine of Arkadag – a Basis of Health and Inspiration”, a new book dedicated to the multifaceted work of the head of state, was celebrated.

Past week at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan 11 transactions were registered.

Four medals were won by national sportsmen in the ""ne-waza"" category in the world jiu-jitsu championship among juniors, held in Abu-Dhabi (United Arab Emirates).

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held regular session of the Cabinet of Ministers where outcomes of work of the branches of national economy for the past two months have been summed up, reports of relative leaders have been listened to and number of urgent issues of the state life has been reviewed.

The Turkmen-Iranian business forum, dedicated to the various areas of trade and economic cooperation was held within the framework of the XIV specialized exhibition of the Islamic Republic of Iran that showcased the export products and advanced developments of the friendly country in the Turkmen capital.

At the Government session that took place on 2 March, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov stated that the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana, will host the first Summit of Heads of State of Central Asia in March. The President noted that, under previously reached agreements, the delegation of Turkmenistan will attend the upcoming forum.

President of Turkmenistan signed the Resolution that approves the Program for Improvement of Employment System for Young Professionals in Turkmenistan for 2018-2020, and the Action Plan for its implementation.

As reported at the session of the Government of Turkmenistan that reviewed the results of the two months of 2018, the GDP increased by 6.2 percent, with a 4.8 percent growth in the industrial sector, 10.4 percent in transport and communication, 8.4 percent in trade, 3.4 percent in agriculture and 10.1 percent in services.