President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov has received Managing Director and President of Plant & Infrastructure of Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd., Tatsuya Watanabe.

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received Head of the Areti International Group of Companies Igor Makarov.

''Turkmenistan has achieved significant success in the economic, social, scientific and technological spheres. Your country has deserved the authority at the world arena. The relations between Russia and Turkmenistan have reached the high level of strategic partnership. I believe that the implementation of the agreements achieved on the outcomes of our recent talks in Ashgabat will contribute to the further development of the fruitful bilateral cooperation in all spheres. That, undoubtedly, meets the fundamental interests of Russia and Turkmenistan, as well as ensures security and stability in the region'', says President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin in his congratulatory address.

The Mejlis hosted a meeting with the delegation of Romanian parliamentarians who arrived in Ashgabat to participate in celebrations on the occasion of the 26th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s independence.

The Mejlis hosted a meeting with head of OSCE Center in Ashgabat, Ms Natalia Drozd.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received Gilles Remy, CEO of CIFAL Group.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held extended session of the Cabinet of Ministers where number of priority issues of the state life have been reviewed. Representatives of the Mejlis, hyakims of velayats, cities and etraps, Turkmen diplomats, directors of universities, chief editors of news and magazines as well as other leaders have been invited to the session.

The President of Turkmenistan, the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the country, General of the Army Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held a meeting of the State Security Council. The agenda included a number of issues related to the preparations for the solemn events on the occasion of the 26th anniversary of the independence of the Motherland, as well as the urgent tasks facing the military and law enforcement agencies to ensure security and peaceful life, further modernization of the material and technical base of these departments and other.

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov heard the reports of the Akhal, Dashoguz, Lebap and Mary velayats’ khyakims on the successful implementation of treaty obligations on raw cotton production by the country’s farmers, and the Balkan velayat khyakim on the delivery of targeted amounts of horticultural production. On behalf of the rural toilers, region leaders congratulated the head of state on the labor victory of Turkmen farmers.

Turkmenistan and the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) will sign a Memorandum of Cooperation on priority areas of interaction. President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov signed the corresponding decree at a government meeting.