It is deeply symbolic that this festival is celebrated on the national level, as it reflects the people’s pride for the abundant harvest and manifests the love for the motherland, states the Presidential address.

At the tournament of the Cup of Association of Chess Federations in memory of Michael Botvinnik among the strongest chess players of the CIS countries under 14 which took place in Moscow our compatriot Azat Nurmamedov who yielded to the winner - Moldavian Ivan Skitsko just all half-point, became a silver prize-winner. Master of FIDE, schoolboy of the Ashgabat chess and draughts school Azat Nurmamedov - the champion of Asia-2016 among juniors under 13 and silver prize-winner of the world championship.

Past week at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan 62 transactions were registered.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov chaired a regular meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers to consider the issues of the state economic and social policy.

Delegation of Turkmenistan was in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with a working visit. Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, M.Babayev, presented his report on the results of the visit at the Government session.

By the Resolution of the President of Turkmenistan, Ahmet Annamuhamedov was released from the post of the Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Protection of the Population, Deputy Board Chairman of the Pension Fund – the Director of the Pension Fund of Turkmenistan for significant deficiencies in work and commitment of the misdemeanour incompatible with the position of the leader.

According to the Resolution of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, serious reprimands were addressed for unsatisfactory performance of duties and deficiencies in work with the last warning on correction of the deficiencies in the shortest possible time to Head of Turkmenhowayollary Service Dovran Saburov and to Board Chairman of the State Bank of Foreign Economic Affairs Rahymberdy Jepbarov.

Outcomes of the mission of International Monetary Fund was reported during the session of the Cabinet of Ministers on November 10 of this year. The Fund gave high remark to the development of national economy what became another evidence of the efficiency of the Government course of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.

A busy program of the Days is aimed at enhancing the humanitarian cooperation of neighboring countries. Among the planned events are the reception of the official part of the delegation in the Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan, meetings of workers of the creative direction, film screenings, an exhibition of arts and crafts and performances by art masters of a friendly country.

On the second Sunday in November, the Turkmen people will celebrate the harvest festival. According to the program of celebrations prepared by the agro-industrial complex of Turkmenistan, the main events of this day will be held in the Ashgabat equestrian sport complex. There will be organized exhibitions of agricultural products, as well as fine and decorative arts, sports, national games, concerts by masters of arts and popular horse races.