Outcomes of the elections confirm your high political authority, indicates wide recognition of your merits as a Head of the State as well as the support of your policy of further consolidation of national economy and improvement of life level of Turkmenistan citizens. Russia highly appreciates your personal input into development of friendly relations between our countries. I hope for continuation of our constructive dialog and fruitful joint work on topical subjects of bilateral and international agenda, - President of Russian Federation Vladimir Putin highlighted in his message.

Highest awards were secured by students of the National Institute of Sports and Tourism Muhammet Temirov (weight category under 81 kg), Hudayberdi Jumaev (under 100 kg), Aynur Amanova (under 52 kg), and also trainer of the 1st sports school of Galkynysh etrap of Lebap velayat Maria Lohova (under 78 kg) and sportswoman of the Federation of Kurash of Turkmenistan Gulshat Nasyrov (under 63 kg) from our team.

For the past year, our countries have been developing cooperation in such spheres as politics, economy, society, culture and other. The fact that bilateral cooperation was remarkably activated after your visit to the Republic of Korea in 2015 is very important, the message of the Interim President of the Republic of Korea says.

The diversification of processing branches of Turkmen agrarian and industrial complex provided the chance to reduce the import of sausage products by 5, 8 times in 2016 as compared with 2015. Today the demand of the population for meat, including chicken, milk, eggs is satisfied at the expense of private commodity producers which also provide home market with the basic part fruit and vegetable and gourd products.

The Turkmen leader has sent a letter of congratulations to the President-elect of the Federal Republic of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier, in which he expressed his sincere wishes of good health, happiness and prosperity to the German colleague and progress and prosperity to the friendly people of Germany.

At a final press conferences of international observers, representing such influential structures as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), as well as the mission of observers from the Commonwealth of Independent States, the results of monitoring the preparation and conduct of elections of the President of Turkmenistan have been announced. The event was attended by representatives of national and foreign media, as well as members of the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda in Turkmenistan and members of provincial and metropolitan election commissions.

Today, a briefing was conducted at Turkmenistan’s Central Commission for Elections and Referenda, where the preliminary results of presidential election in Turkmenistan were announced.

After voting in the election of the President of Turkmenistan at the polling station № 48 of Kopetdag etrap of Ashgabat city, acting President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov addressed the audience and noted that today was a significant day in the life of the country.

According to the update provided to TDH by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 39 polling stations at diplomatic representations and consular institutions of our country abroad show high turnout of voters in the elections for the President of Turkmenistan.

According to the CEC, 97.27 percent of voters have given their votes in the presidential elections that have been held in Turkmenistan. The data is as of 7 pm, when the nationwide polls closed.