Prime Minister of Japan Sindzo Abe, the King of Morocco Mohammed VI, theGreat Duke of Luxemburg Henri addressed New Year greetings and best wishes of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Turkmen nation.

President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev addressed the congratulations to President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the countries.

Increasing tourist flows and attention of famous tourist companies, specialized magazines and informational resources indicate growing interest in our country as new perspective direction of international tourism, in national model of the industry of tourism and hospitality that is formed under the leadership President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.

The head of state Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov have signed Decrees that sanctioned the following appointments:

Sheikh of the State of Kuwait Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas, and President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko have wished a Happy New Year 2018 to President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov.

By the Resolution of the President of Turkmenistan, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Annageldy Garajayev was severely reprimanded for unsatisfactory fulfilment of his duties and loosening of control over the activity of the structures under his supervision with the last warning to correct the shortcomings as soon as possible.

According to the Resolutions of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov,

Congratulation cables on New Year 2018 continue arriving to the address of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. The wishes of success and great achievements to the Head of the State and Turkmen nation were sent by Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Spain Mariano Rajoy, Prime Minister of the Republic of India Narendra Modi, Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China Li Keqiang, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the PRC Zhang Dejiang, Chairperson of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Valentina Matvienko, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation - Head of the Government Office of the Russian Federation Sergey Prihodko, Chairman of the Executive Committee Executive Secretary of the CIS Sergey Lebedev, General Director of the UN Food and Agricultural Organization José Graziano da Silva.

“Building new roads and railways, seaports and bridges, our motherland revives the Great Silk Route in the third millennium” – President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said in his New Year speech to the Nation.

According to the Decree of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Hajymyrat Hajymyradov was appointed as the Executive Secretary of the Office of the President and the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan. Previously, he occupied the post of the Head of Administration of the Palace Complex of the Head of the State and the Head of Major Construction Department of the Office of the President of Turkmenistan.