President Serdar Berdimuhamedov sent a delegation of Turkmenistan to China, the city of Huangshan, to participate in the third meeting of foreign ministers of neighboring countries of Afghanistan. According to the order signed by him, the delegation was sent on a business trip for the period of March 29-31.
In Beijing at the end of March, the third round of the meeting of foreign ministers of countries neighboring Afghanistan will be held.
The parliamentary delegation of Turkmenistan will take part in the solemn meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of the Commonwealth of Independent States, which will be held next week, March 28-29 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
After the formation of the new government, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov addressed the vice-premiers with instructions, outlining the key areas for the further work of the Cabinet of Ministers, the Watan news program of the Turkmen State Radio and Television reports.
The head of Turkmenistan, Serdar Berdimuhamedov, has formed a new government, reinstating the deputy chairmen of the Cabinet of Ministers, who had previously resigned after the inauguration of a new president in accordance with the Constitution of the country.
The third ministerial meeting of the neighboring countries of Afghanistan will be held on March 31 in China. Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov will also take part in this meeting, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the official representative of Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.
Head of India Ram Nath Kovind will visit Turkmenistan on April 1-4 at the invi-tation of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, reports Min-istry of Foreign Affairs of India.
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmoud Qureshi met today in Islamabad with the Minis-ter of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov on the sidelines of the 48th session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers in Islamabad.
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will hold the 48th session of its Council of Foreign Ministers in Islamabad on March 22-23, and the situation in Afghanistan is on the agenda of this meeting.
The elected president of Turkmenistan took the oath and took office. At a solemn ceremony held in Ashgabat on Saturday, the new head of state delivered a speech.
President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, having taken up his duties immediately after the inauguration, in accordance with the Constitution of Turkmenistan, signed a resolution on the resignation of the full powers of the members of the Cabinet of Ministers, but instructing them to continue their duties until the formation of a new government.
The inauguration ceremony of the newly elected President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov took place at the Rukhyet Palace in Ashgabat, the official Turkmen press reports.
The newly elected president of Turkmenistan, Serdar Berdimuhamedov, addressed his fellow citizens and briefly spoke about plans for the future at an expanded meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers and the State Security Council held on Tuesday.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke today by telephone with President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Serdar Berdimuhamedov, who was elected as the country's new president on March 12.
Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Pakistani President Arif Alvi had a telephone conversation on Tuesday.
