President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov had a telephone conversation with President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov had a telephone conversation with President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Ashraf Ghani had a telephone conversation.

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov had a telephone conversation with Governor of Astrakhan Region of Russian Federation Alexander Zhilkin.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held joint session of the Cabinet of Ministers and the State Security Council where Hyakims of the velayats and Ashgabat city have also been invited. Preparation to New Year celebrations and number of priority issues of domestic policy have been reviewed.

President of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, had a telephone conversation with the President of the Republic of India, Ram Nath Kovind.

Reporting during the meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov informed that the Resolution ""Strengthening the links between all modes of transport to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals"", which was initiatiated by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, was adopted in the framework of the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly in New York on December 20, 2017.

By Decree of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Kakayev, Yagshygeldi Elyasovich, has been appointed Oil and Gas Advisor to the Head of State.

The Resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 20, 2017 (by the report of Second Committee (A/72/420))

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov took part in the celebrations at the New Year tree, having shared the joy of coming holiday with the children as well as in the opening ceremony of Vepaly sculpture in the Olympic village.