The high-priority tasks and the organizational issues were discussed during the board meeting of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan. Given that during the meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of the country on April 6, 2018, the President of Turkmenistan severely reprimanded the Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan for failing to use the existing opportunities and the potential of the institution under his supervision, B. Gylyjov was relieved of his post as the Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan.

Improvement of Turkmen – Russian Inter-Parliamentary relations was the subject of the telephone conversation between Speaker of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan G. Mammedova and Chairperson of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation V. Matvienko.

The National Parliament hosted a meeting with the delegation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea that arrived in the Turkmen capital headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ri Yong-ho.

Minsk hosted the session of the Commonwealth of Independent State Foreign Ministers Assembly where Turkmenistan delegation under the leadership of the Deputy Foreign Minister Serdar Berdimuhamedov took part.

In accordance with the Resolution of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Annameredov Bayram Gurbandurdyevich and Chairman of the Cabinet of Minister of Turkmenistan Babaev Maksat Mammetsaparovich were severely reprimanded for the negligent performance of their duties and serious shortcomings in their work.

Information on the preparation to international forum on transport theme planned on May 2 was given at the session of the Government on April 6.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held regular session of the Cabinet of Ministers where priority issues of the state policy have been discussed.

In accordance with the Decree of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Serdarov Ata Oveznepesovich was released from the posts of the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan in the Kingdom of Belgium (Brussels), the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Head of the Turkmenistan mission in the European Union, and the Resident Representative of Turkmenistan in the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons due to the transfer to another appointment.

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received Mark Von Pentz, the Head of Agricultural and Turf Equipment Division of John Deere Company.

According to the request of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Chairperson of the Mejlis Gulshat Mammedova received the credentials of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Estonia to Turkmenistan Heiti Mäemees.