The official meeting ceremony of greeting the President of Turkmenistan took place at the residence of the President of Azerbaijan - Zagulba. President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev greeted President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov in the square in front of the palace.

Today in the morning, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has arrived in the Republic of Azerbaijan with an official visit.

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held video conference session of the Cabinet of Ministers where the key vectors of foreign strategy as well as social and economic development of the country, preparation to coming remarkable dates and other events have been discussed.

“I congratulate you on the International Women's Day! I believe that the celebrations held on occasion of this holiday will put smiles of the faces of our lovely women, will inspire them and fill their hearts with the pride in the Fatherland”, emphasized President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov in his congratulatory address.

On the International Women's Day, popular artists performed a big concert in honor of the beautiful half of the Turkmen society. The musical performance was held in the ceremonial hall of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan, where only male artists performed songs for the listeners. The concert programme included new and well-know lyrical and folklore compositions.

On behalf of President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Vice-premier, Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov conveyed congratulations and presented gifts to women – heads of diplomatic missions and representative offices of international organizations accredited in our country on occasion of International Women Day. The event took place in the building of the foreign department of our country on March 7.

196 transactions have been registered at the trades of the State Commodity and Raw Material Exchange of Turkmenistan last week.

The Mukam Palace of the State Cultural Center of Turkmenistan has hosted a festive concert by artists to mark International Women’s Day.

In accordance with the Decree of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the ceremony of awarding the honorary title “Ene mähri” (“Motherliness”) to 258 mothers of many children took place at the Center for Public Organizations of Turkmenistan.

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held regular video conference working session of the Cabinet of Ministers where outcomes of work of branches of national economy for the last two months and other important subjects of the stat life have been reviewed.