Turkmenistan's Leadership Sent Congratulations to Chinese President Xi Jinping on His Birthday
ORIENT | Politics. Turkmenistan's top leadership sent sincere congratulations and best wishes to President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping, who celebrated his 73rd birthday on June 15, 2026. In his official message, Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov emphasized that under Xi Jinping's wise and far-sighted leadership, the People's Republic of China has achieved truly impressive and colossal successes in comprehensive socioeconomic development, consistently strengthening its authority on the international stage, and steadily improving the well-being of its millions of people.
The head of state noted that Ashgabat deeply values its time-tested friendly relations with China and prioritizes deepening strategic and comprehensive cooperation, which has traditionally been built on the unwavering principles of equality, mutual respect, and strict consideration of each other's national interests. The President of Turkmenistan expressed his firm conviction that, through joint creative efforts, interstate ties will continue to be imbued with new practical content for the benefit of the peoples of both countries.
National Leader of the Turkmen People, Chairman of the Khalk Maslakhaty of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, joined in the official congratulations. In his message, he praised the Chinese leader's enormous personal contribution to strengthening the centuries-old bonds of sincere friendship and long-term strategic partnership. The National Leader emphasized that the trusting dialogue between Ashgabat and Beijing today serves as a shining example of effective interstate cooperation in contemporary global politics, expressing confidence in the continued and progressive expansion of these multifaceted ties.
The leaders of Turkmenistan wished the Chinese President good health, boundless energy, personal happiness, and continued outstanding success in his responsible government duties, and wished the friendly people of China peace, stability, and prosperity.
Xi Jinping's current birthday finds him at the apex of his sweeping, historic transformation. During his leadership since 2012, he has initiated fundamental reforms in high technology, launched a massive campaign to alleviate poverty, and elevated China's economy to a key driver of global growth. Born in 1953 to a prominent revolutionary leader, Xi Jinping has experienced a profound learning curve, from working in rural Shaanxi Province to earning his doctorate in law at the prestigious Tsinghua University.
On the international stage, his name is inextricably linked with the ambitious global Belt and Road Initiative, which has linked dozens of countries through trade and logistics routes. In the context of the Turkmen-Chinese dialogue, this partnership is deeply strategic, with energy serving as a key axis, specifically the Turkmenistan-China transnational gas pipeline, a unique engineering project of the century that reliably ensures the region's energy security.
Warm and respectful messages from Ashgabat once again demonstrated that the personal, trusting contacts between the leaders of the two countries serve as a reliable foundation for long-term planning for a shared future.
