On October 25, telephone conversation took place between Mr Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov, the President of Turkmenistan, and Mr Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the President of the Republic of Turkey.

On October 25, President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov received Mr Sun Weidong, the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to Turkmenistan who presented his credential to the Head of the State.

October 23, President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov, in his day of rest traditionally being engaged in sports, has made climbing the Path of Health.

On October 22, it was held a meeting of the Central Commission for elections and referenda of Turkmenistan; the agenda’s main theme was issues related to the preparation and conduct of elections of the President of Turkmenistan to be held according to the Resolution of the country’s Mejlis on 12 February 2017.

On October 22, President of Turkmenistan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the country’s Armed Forces, General of the Army Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov participated in the presentation ceremony of state awards to the most distinguished servicemen and officers of the country’s military and law-enforcement agencies on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Independence of Turkmenistan.

On October 21, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov convened the enlarged session of the Cabinet of Ministers, to which representatives of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan, velayat khyakims, the heads of ministries, state agencies and media, as well as ambassadors of Turkmenistan abroad and rectors of higher educational institutions have been invited. The issues related to summing up the work done in sectors of the national economy for the first nine months of this year, and the identification of priorities for the near future were placed on the agenda. Addressing the assembled leaders and government members, President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov reminded that large-scale actions are always taken in the country on the eve of big holidays to grant pardons to convicted persons who have sincerely regretted what they have done, and are ready to begin an honest life.

On October 20, President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov received the Head of the well-known French company, “Bouygues”, Martin Bouygues.

On October 20, President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov attended the ceremony of opening a new residential neighborhood built as part of the Ashgabat Redevelopment Program’s 14th phase.

On October 19, President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov took part in celebrations on the occasion of commissioning of the 3rd stage of the residential area of Taze Zaman in Rukhabat etrap of the Turkmen capital, and also a new bridge over the Karakum-river.

On October 18, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov attended the solemn opening ceremony of facilities, constructed as part of implementing the Project for enhancing reliable supply of energy to the capital, and of Administrative Office and Training Center of “General Electric”, the internationally recognized American company and our country’s long-standing business partner.