The capital hosted regular session of Turkmen – American business council, which agenda included the perspectives of further development of bilateral cooperation.

The UN House in Ashgabat has hosted a presentation on the UNICEF’s State of the World’s Children 2017: Children in a Digital World Report.

Turkmenistan having huge natural resources is recognized in the world as large producer of energy resources, which we use for further improvement of the life level of our people and for the provision of happy future of the entire humankind. This is visually indicated by big projects in oil and gas complex and targeted programmes, - congratulation message of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov says.

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received Executive Director of Turkmen – American Business Council Eric Stuart.

On behalf of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the Chairperson of the Mejlis A. Nurberdyeva received credentials from the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of the Philippines to Turkmenistan Wilfredo S. Santos.

International Neutrality Day was celebrated for the first time in Turkmenistan. Celebration events of occasion of the holiday took place in the capital and regions of the country.

XII Forum of Arts and Science Intellectuals of the Commonwealth of Independent States with the participation of Turkmenistan delegation together with the representatives from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Russia has started in Russian capital.

The country’s Skyrunning Cup Tournament finished in Ashgabat. The final round of the tournament, which determined the winners of 2017, was a race on the Health Path in the discipline Sky Race, organized by the Mountaineering Club “Agama” under the auspices of the State Sports Committee, and held on the occasion of the International Day of Neutrality and the International Day of Mountains. Yazgeldy Odeniyazov in the men’s group and Nadziya Kostova in the women’s group became the Cup winners.

The leaders of the Mejlis, members of the Government, heads of diplomatic missions and international organizations accredited in our country, ambassadors of Turkmenistan to foreign countries, representatives of ministries and departments, scientific institutions, universities, non-governmental organizations, mass media, creative intelligentsia, elders and students gathered in the Mukams Palace.

I cordially congratulate you on International Neutrality Day, which is celebrated by Turkmenistan this year for the first time together with the whole world community. The neutrality supports successful achievement of humanitarian goals of Turkmen people and entire world community, consolidates pace, friendship and positive relations between the countries and the nations, - congratulation message of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov says.