On April 18, President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov will begin his state visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan, undertaken by the Turkmen leader at the invitation of his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov received Foreign Affairs Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif.

The Head of the State noted in the message addressed to the personnel of the service on occasion of the 14th anniversary of the foundation of the State Migration Service that key provisions of the Military doctrine of Turkmenistan are aimed at protection of national interests, consolidation of international stability, development of friendly, open relations with all countries.

For improvement of fine arts and in accordance with the Law “On National Fine Arts of Turkmenistan”, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov signed the Resolution on establishment of the expert group for national fine arts under the Ministry of Culture and approved its composition and Provisions on this group and on the National master of fine arts.

Ashgabat has hosted the regular session of the organizing committee for organization of international actions connected with the chairmanship of Turkmenistan for 2017 at the Energy Charter Conference.

Minsk will host the eighth meeting of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Belarusian Commission for economic cooperation. Today, President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov appointed the commission on the Turkmen part by his Resolution.

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held a regular meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, which considered topical issues of state life and drafts of several documents.

On April 18-19, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov will pay a state visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan. At a government session, Cabinet Deputy Chairman, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov informed about preparations for the visit of the head of state in Astana.

Issues of socio-economic development, seasonal agricultural work, preparation for significant dates were considered during the working meeting held by President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov on the direct video link with participation of khyakims of velayats and the capital.

Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the leader of LDPR faction in the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation expressed great appreciation in his letter addressed to President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov for the warm welcome.