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The President of Turkmenistan takes part in flower laying ceremony to the Monument of Neutrality

12.12.2018. Celebrations on occasion of the International Neutrality Day took place all around the country with the main activities in the capital where President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has laid flowers to the Monument of Neutrality.

Thousands of Ashgabat residents and foreign guests have gathered on the square in front of the Monument. Speaker and deputies of the Mejlis, deputy Chairmen of the Cabinet of Ministers, heads of military and law enforcement agencies, ministries and departments, ambassadors of Turkmenistan to foreign states, heads of diplomatic missions accredited in our country, representatives of public organizations and mass media, elders, youth and students were among the participants of the ceremony.

The participants greeted President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. The Head of the State walked along the line of soldiers of the Guard of Honour. National anthem of Turkmenistan was played. The President laid flowers to memorial slab at the foot of the Monument of Independence.

Turkmen leader was followed by the Speaker of the Mejlis, Deputy Chairmen of the Cabinet of Ministers and other participants of the event. Shortly, entire square of the complex was covered with bright flower carpet.

After the ceremony, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said warm goodbye to the participants and left the place of event.

State News Agency of Turkmenistan

International conference devoted to 23rd anniversary of Turkmenistan’s neutrality

11.12.2018. The Chamber of Commerce and Industry has hosted an International Scientific Conference entitled ‘Heritage of the Silk Road and Present International Relations’, which was devoted to the 23rd anniversary of Turkmenistan’s neutrality status.

Heads of the diplomatic missions accredited to our countries, embassies of Turkmenistan in foreign countries, Mejlis deputies, politologists, representatives of authoritative international agencies, public organizations, teaching staff and students of higher education institutions, mass media were among those attending the forum.

Run as part of the conference, an exhibition showcased activities of the country’s ministries and agencies, aimed at stepping up effective cooperation, as well as of diplomatic missions and international organizations working in Turkmenistan.

Forum speakers characterized the key stages and outcomes of Turkmenistan’s foreign policy over 23 years, which has had a significant effect on all the spheres of national development and the conceptual reforms designed to modernize the political and social systems.

The President of Turkmenistan inspects the construction of sport faciltieis and visits the Olympic village

09.12.2018. Following the habit to spend some time doing morning physical exercise, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and his associates did some gymnastics in the capital Olympic village. On his way to the gym, the Head of the State inspected the course of construction of new facilities nest to the National Institute of Sports and Tourism.
Early in the morning, the Head of the State came to the construction site of the new complex where he has been met by the members of the Government, Hyakim of Ashgabat and Director of sport institute.
Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs D. Gulgeldiyev presented the projects and drawings of the facilities, which construction has been already started, as well as informed about their provision and decoration. According the General Plan, the complex will host the Department of Olympic Sports of National Institute of Sports and Tourism, the hostel for 450 students, multiprofile sport complex, recreation zones, car parking, cycling and running tracks, technical service premises and swimming pool. Building of the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs will also be built in the same place.

News exchange

08.12.2018. 43 transactions have been registered at the trades of the State Commodity and Raw Material Exchange of Turkmenistan last week.
For foreign currency, entrepreneurs from UAE, Estonia, Afghanistan and other countries purchased gasoline and diesel fuel produced by Turkmenbashy Refinery Complex. Businessmen from UAE also bought carbamide (State Concern Turkmenhimiya). In addition for foreign currency, motor vehicles, transparent sheet glass, Portland cement, cotton yarn was sold to the customers from Russia, UAE, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and other countries. Total amount of transactions exceeded 20,296,000 US dollars.
For national currency, businessmen from Russia, UK, Canada, turkey and Pakistan bought jeans garments, cotton yarn and fabrcis to total amount of more than 10,748,000 manats.
Local entrepreneurs procured bitumen for internal market to the amount of more than 2,000,000 manats.

State News Agency of Turkmenistan

The President of Turkmenistan takes part in the meeting of the CIS leaders

06.12.2018 President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov left on working visit for Russian Federation for the participation in informal meeting of the heads of the CIS countries. Turkmen leader has been seen off by the officials in Ashgabat International Airport.

Turkmenistan is committed to traditional fruitful dialog in the CIS format, with members of which our country has old good and close relations.

The Head of the State highlights that while implementing foreign course based on the principles of peace loving and positive neutrality, Turkmenistan is always open for its friends and partners. In modern realities, the Commonwealth of Independent States is actual ground for consolidation and expansion of beneficial cooperation, which meets common interests.

In this direction, our country implements the policy based on the principles of peace loving and goodwill, consideration of national and common interests, equal beneficial partnership. Taking active position in solution of regional and international issues, our country makes significant input to the improvement of peace and stability, development of wide fruitful collaboration both in bilateral and also on multilateral base under the CIS format.