Friendly visit of the Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan to the Kyrgyz Republic

On April 22-23, 2025, the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov made a friendly visit to the Kyrgyz Republic.

At the Issyk-Kul International Airport of Cholpon-Ata city, decorated with the State flags of the two friendly countries the Honor Guard was lined up along the carpet leading from the plane’s steps. Here, the President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov and other officials warmly and cordially greeted Hero Arkadag.

Then, the joint motorcade of the National Leader of the Turkmen people and the President of the Kyrgyz Republic arrived at the Rukh-Ordo Cultural Center named after Chingiz Aitmatov, where an introductory tour was organized for the distinguished guests.

After completing their tour of the sights of the Rukh-Ordo cultural center, the National Leader of the Turkmen people, the Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty and the President of the Kyrgyz Republic said goodbye and took a joint walk along the beautiful coast of Issyk-Kul. During the walk, it was noted that there are great opportunities for developing cooperation in the field of tourism between the two countries.

On April 23, in the morning, a meeting was held at the building of the Councils of the State Residence “Ala-Archa” between the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and the President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov.  

The President of the Kyrgyz Republic once again warmly welcomed the National Leader of the Turkmen people, the Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty to the hospitable Kyrgyz land.

The Kyrgyz leader expressed confidence that the current visit of the Hero-Arkadag will be an important step towards strengthening friendship between our peoples. Sadyr Japarov noted that he warmly recalls the meeting as part of his participation in the international forum dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the birth of Magtymguly Fragi in 2024.

Taking this opportunity, President Sadyr Japarov conveyed warm greetings and good wishes to the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and extended an invitation to him to visit the Kyrgyz Republic.

Having expressed sincere gratitude for the invitation to visit a friendly country and the hospitality shown, Hero-Arkadag emphasized that he also views the current meeting as a continuation of the dynamically developing political dialogue between our countries.

Hero Arkadag conveyed warm greetings and best wishes from the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov to President Sadyr Japarov.

Highlighting political and diplomatic interaction as an important aspect of cooperation, the Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty noted that visits and high-level meetings serve as the main factor in strengthening ties between the countries.

Hero-Arkadag expressed hope for the personal participation of President Sadyr Japarov in the work of the international forum, which will be held on December 12, 2025 in Ashgabat on the occasion of the International Year of Peace and Trust and the 30th anniversary of permanent neutrality.

Hero-Arkadag also reported that in early August of this year, an international conference under the auspices of the UN and chaired by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on landlocked developing countries will be held in the Avaza National Tourist Zone, and invited the President of the Kyrgyz Republic to take part in it.

Congratulating the head of the friendly state on the start of a large-scale project to build the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan transcontinental railway, Hero-Arkadag noted the importance of joint work on the further development of transport and transit corridors, proposing to create a local logistics center.

At the end of the meeting, the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Hero-Arkadag, and the President of the Kyrgyz Republic visited the Kyrgyz national yurt.

As a sign of special respect for the Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan, who made a huge personal contribution to strengthening the traditional ties of friendship and Turkmen-Kyrgyz cooperation, Hero-Akadag was presented with valuable gifts – a national Kyrgyz yurt, souvenirs testifying to the preserved and currently improving handicraft art of folk craftsmen, and the horse Khan.

Then the joint motorcade of the National Leader of the Turkmen people and the President of the Kyrgyz Republic headed to the equestrian complex of the city of Cholpon-Ata. Here, Kyrgyz national equestrian competitions were demonstrated for the distinguished guest.

Noting the common ancient traditions of horse breeding, Hero-Arkadag invited Kyrgyz equestrians to visit the city of Arkadag during the upcoming holiday.

Having thanked all the employees of the equestrian complex, Hero-Arkadag and the leader of the friendly country left the scene of the event.

At the end of the program of the friendly visit to the Kyrgyz Republic, the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, accompanied by President Sadyr Japarov, headed to the Issyk-Kul International Airport, from where he flew to the Uzbek city of Samarkand.