On the occasion of the advent of the New Year, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has received congratulatory messages from abroad. Among those who sent their New Year wishes to the Turkmen leader are Emir of the State of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, King Harald V of Norway, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, King Tupou VI of Tonga, Governor-General of Canada Julie Payette, Governor-General of New Zealand Patsy Reddy with her spouse, Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Angela Merkel.