“I cordially congratulate you on the 74th anniversary of the Victory in the 1941-1945Great Patriotic War! The Victory Day is the greatest event that embodied the people’s aspiration for peace, friendship and fraternity, the triumph of humanism and goodness”, says the President of Turkmenistan in his congratulatory address.

Briefing with the participation of the heads of diplomatic missions accredited in Turkmenistan, representatives of foreign and national mass media for highlighting of the subjects related to the project of Altyn Asyr Turkmen Lake in Karakum Desert as well as cooperation of our country with specialized UN departments in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals was held in Serdar etrap, Balkan Velayat.

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov made working trip to Balkan velayat where he took part in the launch of construction ceremony of new village, which indeed is a major social and production cluster of new model in area of Altyn Asyr Turkmen Lake.

Speaking during the press conference on occasion of laying the foundation of a new village in the area of the Altyn Asyr Lake, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, the head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) Natalia German thanked the Turkmen side for the opportunity to participate in such an important event.

A briefing with the heads of diplomatic missions accredited in Ashgabat, the representatives of foreign and domestic media took place in Serdar Etrap in the area of the Turkmen Lake. The issues on the project of the construction of the Altyn Asyr Lake in the Karakum Desert as well as the issues on cooperation of our country with the UN agency on the Sustainable Devellopment Goals, including three main areas: economic, social and environmental spheres were highlighted during the briefing.

We pay special importance to the relations with the Russian Federation, which is strategic partner of Turkmenistan, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said at the meeting with Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Head of the Government Office of the Russian Federation Konstantin Chuychenko and State Secretary, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Grigory Krasin.

Ashgabat hosted regular session of the Intergovernmental Turkmen – Russian commission for economic cooperation with the participation of heads and representatives of number of government structures including leading profile ministries and departments as well as business circles of two states. In this regard, representative delegation chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Head of the Government Office of the Russian Federation Konstantin Chuychenko has come to our country.

By the Resolution of the President of Turkmenistan, Chairman of the State Committee for Television, Radio Broadcasting and Cinematography Nurmammet Garlieyv was reprimanded for unsatisfactory fulfilment of duties, loss of control of work of TV and radio channels and received the last warning to correct the deficiency admitted in work as soon as possible.

By the Resolution of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Byashim Atayev was released from the post of the Director of Miras TV and radio channel of Turkmenistan State Committee for Television, Radio Broadcasting and Cinematography for serious deficiency admitted in his work.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received Deputy Prime Minister, Chief of Staff of the Government of the Russian Federation Konstantin Chuychenko and State Secretary, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Grigory Karasin, who arrived in Ashgabat to attend the next meeting of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Russian Commission on Economic Cooperation.