Official visit to Turkmenistan of the President of the Republic of Belarus is scheduled for 29-31 March.

President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov received credentials from newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Palestine to Turkmenistan, Hossein Ali Mostafa Gunnam.

In the Mejlis of Turkmenistan a meeting was held with representatives of the delegation that arrived in the Turkmen capital, headed by Parliament Deputy of the Kingdom of Denmark, Chairman of the Danish Delegation in the Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE, Mr. Peter Juel Jensen.

Located in geostationary orbit, Turkmenistan’s satellite, “TürkmenÄlem 52°Е”, enables to provide comprehensive communications services, including digital broadcasting, telephone communications, videoconferencing, data transmission, satellite Internet not only to customers in our country, but also to users in other countries in Central Asia, Iran, Turkey, North Africa, Europe. At present, high-capacity transponders of the satellite allow high-definition national television and radio broadcasting. Various ministries and agencies of Turkmenistan use satellite-provided services.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov sent deep condolences to Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Elizabeth II and Prime Minister of the country Teresa May over the terrorist act in London that resulted in human casualties and injuries.

To unify all digital stations into a single automated communications system, Turkmen communications engineers will have to lay over 2,000 kilometers of fiber-optic and copper cables throughout the country. By now, over 1,000 kilometers of various cables have been laid in the capital to provide its residents with a modern package of services (line communications, Internet, and IP TV services).

The investment rate in Turkmenistan’s telecommunications sector grows with every passing year, this leads to an increase in numbers of telephone and cellular communications subscribers, Internet customers and communications channels, run through high-technology fiber-optic cables. The number of people living in hard-to-reach and remote areas in the regions, who will get access to information and communication technologies, is expected to increase significantly this year.

In Mary in Rukhyet Palace of Mary velayat there was a ceremony honoring the cultural figures, art masters, intellectuals and educational workers, awarded state awards and honorary titles in accordance with the Decree of President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov. According to the Decree of the Head of the State a number of citizens of the country were conferred cash prizes of the President of Turkmenistan.

“At – myrat” movie release on the country’s big screens, dedicated to the Akhalteke horses, is timed to the National holiday of spring. These days, it was projected in the capital cinema center “Ashgabat” and the cinema-concert center “Turkmenistan”, in Mary town – at the State Drama Theater named after Kemine. In the current month, the premiere screening took place on national TV broadcast channels.

The city of Mary hosted main Novruz festivities in the square in front of the Cultural Events Center, “Türkmeniň Ak Öýi”. Opened in 2015 when the city was a culture capital of the Turkic World, the center became the first of its kind. In accordance with the Decree issued by President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov, a similar 3,000-seat concert hall is now under construction in “Nowruz Ýaylasy”, a specially-designated area not far from Ashgabat.