Thousands of citizens of the Turkmen capital, hundreds of guests to Ashgabat from all regions of our country and foreign states gathered together at the festively decorated main square of Ashgabat early in the morning.

President of Turkmenistan attended the ceremony of laying flowers to the Monument of Independence.

At the end of the parade on the occasion of Independence Day, the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the country, Army General Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov handed the state award to the leaders of military and law enforcement agencies - the medal ""Mälikguly Berdimuhamedow"".

The solemn ceremony of rewarding state awards and awarding titles to servicemen and workers of military and law enforcement bodies on the occasion of the 26th anniversary of independence was held on behalf of the President of Turkmenistan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the country.

President, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the country, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, signed a Decree under which, for excellent service and special services rendered to the country, and also in honor of the 26th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s independence, Mälikguly Berdimuhamedow medal has been conferred on:

In accordance with Decrees by the head of state:

President of Turkmenistan attended the ceremony of laying flowers to the Monument of Independence.

26 years ago, the basis of democratic, legal and temporal state as well as political, economic and cultural development of our Motherland was laid together with the declaration of the independence. Our Independence demonstrated the unity and solidarity, high self-respect, patriotism, peace-loving and friendliness of our people, - the message of the Head of the State says.

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received President of Agriculture and Turf Division of John Deere Mark Von Pentz.

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received Vladimir Petruk, the Board Director of Ukrainian construction company Interbudmontazh.