Today, the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov left for a working visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan to participate in the Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). 

At the Ashgabat International Airport, Hero Arkadag was seen off by officials. 

In the new historical era, under the leadership of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, Turkmenistan is consistently implementing a foreign policy strategy based on the principles of positive neutrality, peacefulness and broad constructive partnership, in which the progressive undertakings of Hero Arkadag received a worthy continuation. One of the priority vectors here is strengthening fruitful dialogue with authoritative regional and international organizations and structures. A clear confirmation of this is the participation of the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov as an honorary guest in the SCO Summit, which was held in the capital of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Astana.

At the Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport in Astana, where the State flags of the SCO Summit participating countries were raised on flagpoles and the Honor Guard was lined up, the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov was met by officials.

From the airport, the National Leader of the Turkmen people proceeded to the State Residence.