President, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, signed a Decree under which, for fulfillment in good faith of the military duty; for merits in strengthening the defensive power of the country, ensuring security and well-being of the people, bringing up defenders of the Fatherland in the spirit of valor and patriotism; in honor of the Fatherland Defenders Day, and in accordance with paragraph 15 of article 71 of the Constitution of Turkmenistan, a group of military servicemen and employees of military and law enforcement authorities of the country have been awarded military and class ranks.

President, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, signed a Decree under which, for outstanding personal contribution to the strengthening of independence and sovereignty of neutral Turkmenistan; for consolidation of the country’s defense capability and ensuring its security; for exemplary service and dedication to our Fatherland over many years; taking into account special services to the State and the people; and also in honor of the Fatherland Defenders Day, the group of military servicemen and employees of military and law enforcement authorities have been conferred state awards of Turkmenistan.

President of the Republic of Korea, Moon Jae-in, sent a letter thanking the Turkmen leader, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, for the birthday greetings.

President of Turkmenistan severely reprimanded Chairman of the State Committee for Tourism Cholukov Serdar Gurbanberdievich for the negligent performance of his duties and the failure to implement the specified tasks.

In accordance with the Resolution of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov:

In accordance with the Decree of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, with the aim to fundamentally modernize the sports sphere, coordinate activities in the sphere of sports and youth policy, and educate patriotic, broad-minded, hardworking, highly cultured youth, the Ministry of Sports and Youth Policy of Turkmenistan was established on the basis of the State Committee for Sports.

Turkmenistan successfully develops relations of friendship and constructive cooperation, both in bilateral and multilateral formats, in the context of implementing the Concept of the Foreign Policy Course for 2017-2023.

In accordance with the Decrees of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov:

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held extended session of the Cabinet of Ministers where the outcomes of social and economic development of the country for the last year were summed up and the work was assessed as well as priority objectives of the branches of national economy in current year were outlines and personnel changes were reviewed.

President of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, extended his profound condolences to the President of the Republic of Korea, Moon Jae-in, over hospital fire in Miryang that led to great loss of life and injuries.