President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received President of the Olympic Council of Asia sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah.

The national team of Turkmenistan won the silver and two bronze medals of the Asia Youth Weightlifting Championship among juniors in Urgench, Uzbekistan.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held joint session of the Cabinet of Ministers and State Security Council where the realization of the Presidential programme, adopted programmes of social and economic development of the country have been reviewed as well as other issues of home policy have been discussed.

VIII session of International Ahalteke Equestrian Association was held in Ashgabat chaired by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.

Given the significant contribution to the development of horse breeding, preservation of the pedigree and rewarding characteristics of Ahalteke horses, popularization and increase of the world glory of ‘heavenly’ horses, the high professionalism, as well as on the occasion of the Turkmen Horse Day:

In accordance with the Decree of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, for the outstanding contribution to popularizing and increasing the world glory of ‘heavenly’ horses, developing the horse breeding industry; given the significant personal contribution to training Turkmen horses, preserving their pedigree and rewarding characteristics, the crucial work on training the younger generation with the details, methods and skills of horse riding, the dedicated work of many years, the high professionalism, as well as on the occasion of the Turkmen Horse Day:

International exhibition Fair dedicated to the Day of Turkmen Horse annually observed on the last Sunday in April opened in Exhibition hall of the Trade and Industrial Chamber of Turkmenistan.

The meeting of authorized representatives of the Caspian Sea littoral states has ended in the Turkmen capital. It was co-organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Finance and Economy, and State Enterprise on the Caspian Sea Issues under the President of Turkmenistan.

On instructions from President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Mejlis Chairperson G. Mammedova has accepted credentials from Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to Turkmenistan Ngo Duc Manh.

Decision of the next session of International Ahalteke Equestrian Association in Ashgabat in April 2019 was taken at the VIII session of this organization.