President Serdar Berdimuhamedov sent heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Zhaparov and all the fraternal people of the country on the occasion of the Independence Day of the Kyrgyz Republic.

"Over the years of independence, Kyrgyzstan has achieved significant success in strengthening statehood, ensuring socio-economic development and increasing its authority in the international arena," the message says.

Noting with satisfaction that at present the traditionally fraternal relations between Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan, based on the principles of good-neighborliness, friendship and trust, are successfully developing in a wide range of directions, the Head of state expressed his firm conviction that through joint efforts interstate relations will continue to expand and strengthen for the benefit of the two fraternal peoples.

Taking advantage of this pleasant opportunity, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov sincerely wished President Sadyr Zhaparov good health, happiness and well–being, and peace, further progress and prosperity to the people of the Kyrgyz Republic.