The regular twenty third session of the Mejlis of the fifth convocation in which a number of laws and regulatory legal acts were accepted, took place. For participation in the session representatives of related ministries and departments and also mass media were invited.

It is offered a proposal on behalf of cultural figures to change the dates of certain national holidays at today's Council of Elders.

The President of Turkmenistan speaking at the Council of Elders emphasized that since 2008 the Council plays an important role in the scheme of things. There were often proposals by the citizens to change the legal status of the Council with a view to improving its activities and expanding its functions.

Speaking at the session of the Council of the Elders, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov outlined the main directions of investment policy of Turkmenistan for 2018 – 2024 and the growth points of industrial complex of the country.

Important document – the Programme of country development for the next term is to be adopted after discussion at the session of the Council of the elders.

Spokespeople at the forum of the Council of Elders voiced an offer on behalf of the elders of the country for outstanding services and colossal activities for further multiplying the authority of our independent neutral homeland in the international arena, to award President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov with the highest state award - the title of Hero of Turkmenistan.

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov speaking at the Council of Elders noted, that with gaining independence, natural gas, potable water, electricity and salt were provided free of charge to the population of the country. The main goal of granting unprecedented privileges in those years was to create favorable conditions against the background of a difficult economic situation in the world, the adaptation of citizens to the conditions of a market economy.

In his speech at the Council of Elders, the President of Turkmenistan noted the high level of the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Ashgabat, which became an important event of international significance this year.

During the speech at the forum of the Council of Elders, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov summed up the results of the economic development and determined the relevant objectives for the near future.

Speaking at the session of the Council of the Elders that opened in Ak Bugday etrap, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said that Turkmenistan being a peaceful state seeks for building the relations with all countries of the world based on mutual respect steadily pursuing the policy of positive neutrality.