President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received letters of congratulations from abroad on the occasion of Independence Day. The wishes for well-being and much success were conveyed to the leader of Turkmenistan, and through him, to the people of the country, by the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin; President of the United States of America, Donald Trump; President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier; President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron; President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon; President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Mohammad Ashraf Ghani; President of the Portuguese Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa; President of the United Arab Emirates, Khalifa bin Zayen Al Nahyan; Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; King Carl Gustaf of Sweden; King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia; King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain; Governor-General of Australia, Peter Cosgrove; Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Medvedev; Chief Executive of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah; Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud; Vice President, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of the Emirate of Dubai, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum; Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the United Arab Emirates, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.