President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received letters of congratulations on the occasion of the 26th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s independence. “It is with pleasure that I extend to Your Excellency my greetings on the occasion of Turkmenistan’s national holiday, as well as my wishes for prosperity and happiness to the people of your country”, states the message by Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain. “France will continue to respect Turkmenistan’s choice in favor of neutrality and support your initiatives to promote peace and regional cooperation. This year has been marked with the 25th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between France and Turkmenistan, and as part of celebrations, a high-level meeting with all Central Asian countries was organized at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Paris on 29 March, and Ashgabat hosted a concert and exhibition on 3 March. I hope that we will continue to strengthen our cooperation in all fields. I welcome constant development of strategic partnership between French companies and Turkmenistan that we have seen in the past twenty-five years. As you have proclaimed the slogan for 2018 to be “Turkmenistan is the heart of the Great Silk Road”, we are ready to offer French expertise for projects aimed at strengthening your country’s strategic location at the crossroads between Europe and Asia”, states the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron. “It is heartening to see the increasing dynamics of traditionally friendly relations between the Czech Republic and Turkmenistan that have always been developing in the spirit of constructive cooperation and mutual respect. I hope that this tendency will persist”, writes the President of the Czech Republic, Miloš Zeman. “I trust that, thanks to joint efforts, our cooperation will further develop on the basis of friendship that we appreciate and highly value, as well as Turkmenistan’s support to the Republic of Serbia”, states the letter by the President of the Republic of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić. “My sincere hope is that the dialog based on respect and mutual understanding between our countries on bilateral level and within cooperation with the European Union will open up even greater possibilities for our people to implement beneficial business, educational, scientific and cultural projects, to strengthen and expand interstate contacts”, notes in her message the President of the Republic of Lithuania, Dalia Grybauskaitė. I believe that the active interstate dialog will promote expansion of friendly ties, development of multidimensional cooperation between the Republic of Moldova and Turkmenistan. Esteemed Gurbanguly Myalikgulyyevich, I extend my wishes for your sound health and new achievements at the high state post, and for peace and prosperity of the friendly people of Turkmenistan”, states the message by the President of the Republic of Moldova, Igor Dodon. “I trust that good and friendly relations existing between our countries will continue to strengthen and expand”, notes the President of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Abdul Hamid. “Australia and Turkmenistan work constructively at multilateral forums, and we are looking forward to advancing our common positions in such areas as sustainable development, environment, non-proliferation of weapons and disarmament, as well as tackling the threat of terrorism and violent extremism. I commend Turkmenistan for successful holding of the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in September. The main objective of the Games was to strengthen friendship between the peoples of participating countries, and it is with great pride that I highlight participation of the Australian delegation of athletes. Allow me to express my confidence that friendly relations existing between our two countries will continue to flourish”, stresses in his message the Governor-General of Australia, Peter Cosgrove.