Promising areas of actively developing multifaceted cooperation were discussed at the meeting of the National Leader of the Turkmen people, the Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on May 19 this year with a member of the ruling family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Emir Muhammed bin Saad bin Khalid Al Saud.

President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov proposed to create a mechanism of multilateral consultations in the format «Central Asia - China». The head of state stated this while speaking at the first Central Asia-China Summit, held in the ancient Chinese city of Xi'an.

Today, in the Chinese city of Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, the «Central Asia - China» Summit began its work, for participation in which the leaders of Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan arrived in the Celestial Empire.

Following the talks between President Serdar Berdimuhamedov and President of PRC Xi Jinping, held in the Chinese city of Xi'an on the first day of the working visit of the head of Turkmenistan to China, a package of bilateral documents was signed.

President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov held talks with the President of PRC Xi Jinping in the ancient city of Xi'an with the participation of members of official delegations of the two countries.

Today, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov arrived in the People's Republic of China on a working visit.

The United Nations General Assembly, led by Turkmenistan's initiative, has proclaimed November 26 as World Sustainable Transport Day.

As is known, the leaders of China and Central Asia will take part in the Central Asia-China Summit on the 18th to 19th of May, which will be held in Xi'an, Shaanxi province. The summit will bring together the leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan and will be the first major diplomatic event hosted by China this year.

On May 16, 2023, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov received the Chairwoman of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE PA) Margareta Söderfelt.

Prospects for the development of mutually beneficial cooperation were discussed during a telephone conversation on May 16, 2023 between the National Leader of the Turkmen people, the Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and the Rais of the Republic of Tatarstan of the Russian Federation Rustam Minnikhanov.