At video conference session with the representative of the Government on December 17, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov focused on the importance of business profile forums of international level, which are held regularly in our country.

The International Ministerial Conference on the development of transport and transit cooperation that took place at the Congress Hall of Avaza National Tourist Zone on 28 November attracted great attention of the foreign mass media that highlighted the tremendous importance of the Lapis Lazuli (Afghanistan–Turkmenistan–Azerbaijan–Georgia–Turkey) multimodal transport and transit corridor that aims to revive the Great Silk Road in a new format.

Working visit of President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to Sochi, the Russian Federation on August 15, where he had an informal meeting with President Vladimir Putin, has confirmed the commitment of two countries to traditional relations of friendship and good neighbourliness, mutual intent to continue consolidating constructive interstate dialog that meets the goals of common wealth.

Turkmenistan provides comprehensive support for peace and wealth of our southern neighbour, Afghanistan. President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov is confident that exclusively political and diplomatic, trade, economic and humanitarian mechanism have to be used for this. It finds practical implementation in certain activities of our country aimed at support of stabilization processes in Afghanistan, stimulation of the growth of its economy and launch of new industrial, transport and investment projects through the involvement to the system of regional relations.

The system of intellectual property of Turkmenistan is 25 years old. At present, the state regulation of the protection of intellectual property is performed by the State Service if Intellectual Property of the Ministry of Finances and Economy following the Resolution of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov from March 1, 2013.

During extended session of the Cabinet of Ministers, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov signed the Resolution approving the plan of reception of the students to the universities of Turkmenistan in Ashgabat and Ahal Velayat in 2018 as well as the plan of reception of students to secondary vocational education institutions in 2018.

As it was informed before, High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development under the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is planned to be held in New York this month. During joint session of the Government and the State Security Council, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov requested relative officials to provide high organizational level of preparation to the participation of our delegation in coming forum, which would gather 193 the UN member countries and more than 50 international organizations.

Throughout the centuries, Turkmen nation has developed clear principles of family education and traditions of national pedagogic. They were passed from generation to generation.

The adoption of another two Resolutions, which were initiated by President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, by the United Nations General Assembly highlighted the growing role of our country in international arena in the assertion of humanistic principles, its creative and peace-making potential.

Unanimous adoption of the Resolution on international efforts for support of Afghanistan during regular session of the Security Council on March 8, 2018 is among the most importance events of the month.