The International Exhibition of Industrial Products, Equipment and Modern Technologies, organized by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, started its work in Ashgabat. The specialized exhibition is intended to demonstrate the significant achievements and perspective directions of the national economy along the path of innovative development, as well as best practices and developments of foreign manufacturers interested in long-term mutually beneficial cooperation with Turkmen partners.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov who is currently on working visit in Balkan Velayat received Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan Elmar Magerram Ogly Mamedyarov who arrived in Turkmenbashy as the Head of representative delegation of his country as well as Vice-President, Investment and Marketing, State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) Elshad Nasirov.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, who arrived in Balkan Velayat on a working visit, received Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Çalyk Holding group of companies Ahmet Çalyk.

Turkmenistan is preparing for the elections of Mejlis deputies of the sixth convocation, members of the khalk maslakhaty and Gengeshi, scheduled on March 25. The coming elections will be another step to improve further the multilevel system of genuine sovereignty, based on native national and democratic traditions.

The large-scale integrated programs under implementation in Turkmenistan cause great interest among foreign partners. The Socio-Economic Development Program of the country for 2018-2024 provides for modernizing the country’s production potential, and creating the modern technologies-based economic infrastructure.

In accordance with the Resolution of President of Turkmenistan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, General of the Army Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Minister of Defense Berdiev Yaylym Yagmyrovich was severely reprimanded for the negligent performance of his duties and the serious shortcomings in his work.

Steadily following the course of fundamental reforms, Turkmenistan has entered new stage of its history in 2017, which was formulated by the President of the country Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov as a period of steadfast development and further successful implementation of large-scale reforms.

President of Turkmenistan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, General of the Army Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, who arrived in Balkan Velayat on a working visit, chaired a meeting of the State Security Council, during which the work done by the military and law enforcement agencies in January, 2018 and the tasks for the future were considered.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, who is on a working visit to Balkan Velayat, flew by helicopter over the Avaza national tourism zone to see the progress in implementing the projects on the beautification and development of infrastructure in the seaside resort.

Ashgabat’s Ýyldyz Hotel has hosted a Board meeting of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS), co-organized by the IFAS Executive Committee and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan in cooperation with the Transboundary Water Management in Central Asia Program of the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) and the Regional Environmental Center for Central Asia.