By Decree of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Kakayev, Yagshygeldi Elyasovich, has been appointed Oil and Gas Advisor to the Head of State.

The Resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 20, 2017 (by the report of Second Committee (A/72/420))

During the Government session on December 22, Vice-premier A. Garajayev reported on the Programme of events and activities related with the slogan of the next year “Turkmenistan - the Herat of the Great Silk Road” as well as with the symbol of 2018.

Early morning, the vehicle of the Head of the State arrived in the square in front of the capital park 10 year of Independence where flowers-laying ceremony to the monument of Saparmurat Niyazov took place.

In his speech to the Elders’ Council in October, President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov identified wider use of cutting-edge space technology in various sectors of the national economy as key short-term tasks. By a decision of the head of state, some 1 billion 300 million manats are to be allocated for the domestic space industry development in 2018-2024.

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov took part in the celebrations at the New Year tree, having shared the joy of coming holiday with the children as well as in the opening ceremony of Vepaly sculpture in the Olympic village.

The second session of the Joint Committee on Cooperation between Turkmenistan and United Arab Emirates with the participation of representative delegation of the UAE chaired by Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sheikh Abdulla Bin Zayed Al Nahayan.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received the representative delegation of the United Arab Emirates, headed by Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Minister of Energy of the UAE Suhail Mohammed Faraj Al Mazroui, Minister of Infrastructure Development of the UAE Abdullah bin Mohammed Belhaif Al Nuaimi and Director General of Abu Dhabi Fund for Development Mohamed Saif Al Suwaidi took part in the meeting.

Metropolitan Congress Palace hosted a final of the Youth Music Contest “Ýylyň parlak ýyldyzy-2017” (“Star of the year-2017”), which was attended by talented artists from all corners of Turkmenistan. Winners of the creative competition were determined due to the numerous TV audience and radio listeners who voted for their favorite artist, as well as the competent jury, which includes national music masters and cultural figures.

Turkmenistan Futsal Championship ended up by the victory of Talyp Sport team. In the final, the student team won Ak Bugday from Ahal Velayat with 11:2 score.