On August 12, President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov received a newly-designated Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Turkey to Turkmenistan Mr. Mustafa Kapucu, who presented credentials to the head of Turkmen state.

On August 11, President of Turkmenistan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of Armed Forces of the country, Army General Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov took part in opening of a new complex of buildings of Tagtabazar border detachment and special-purpose regimen of the State Border Service of Turkmenistan, as well as familiarized with the socio-economic activities carried out in the region.

On August 10, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov held a regular working video-selector meeting with the participation of khyakims of velayats and Ashgabat city, as well as heads of several ministries. The agenda of the meeting included discussions of the priorities of the country’s socio-economic development, including those associated with the implementation of the National Rural Development Program, as well as other issues of public life.

On August 9, while visiting “Archman” sanatorium, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov got acquainted with some new social construction objects, including the sanatorium’s infrastructure facilities. In the sanatorium, the head of state accepted congratulations from his associates on the occasion of Turkmen Melon Day.

On August 7, in the course of the second – final day of his working visit to the Republic of Turkey, President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov met with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Last week, in the Ministry of Oil-Gas Industry and Mineral Resources of Turkmenistan, in the frames of the 22nd meeting of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India Gas Pipeline Project Steering Committee, “Turkmengaz” State Concern was unanimously elected the leader of “TAPI Ltd.” Consortium.

On August 6, while on a working visit to the Republic of Turkey, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedovg received Chairman of the Union of Chambers of Commerce and Exchanges of Turkey Mustafa Rifat Hisarcıklioğlu. The meeting was held in the luxury hotel “Ciragan Palace” - the state guest residence of the Turkmen leader.

On August 6, in the afternoon, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov arrived in the Republic of Turkey on a working visit.

On August 5, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov left for the Kyrgyz Republic on a state visit.

On August 4, President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov received the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan Kentaro Sonoura and Director of the Division for Central Asia and Caucasus of the MFA’s Europe Department of Japan, Mr. Jun Nanazawa.