President of Turkmenistan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, General of the Army Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov visited the temporary military training area of the air defense forces and inspected the technological infrastructure and potential of the air forces.

Past week at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan 20 transactions were registered.

Days of Culture of the Islamic Republic of Iran were closed in the capital. The final event of the celebrations was a concert of art masters of the two countries at the National Music and Drama Theater named after Makhtumkuli.

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov instructed the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan to develop the new state programme “Digital Turkmenistan” aimed at promoting the development of the information and communication technology and increasing the contribution of this sector into the GDP of the country, as well as reducing the ‘digital difference’ in the people’s everyday life in the regions, cities and villages.

At the February 9 meeting of the government, Vice-premier B. Abdyeva, who oversees the sphere of culture, reported on new finds, discovered in Dandanakan fortress in Mary velayat. Archaeological research on this medieval monument, located 30 kilometers west of Mary city is conducted in the framework of work on studying the historical and cultural heritage of the Great Silk Road.

Reporting during a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers D. Amangeldiev noted that in order to ensure the uninterrupted power supply to consumers, it is planned to build up a ring energy system.

The President of Turkmenistan signed the Resolution, approving the quotas for admission to postgraduate and doctoral studies in science, as well as the registration of applicants for a degree and the admission to clinical residency in 2018.

In accordance with the Resolution of the President of Turkmenistan, Ashirov Batyr Yazmyradovich is released from the position as the Deputy Minister of Energy of Turkmenistan for the serious shortcomings in his work.

To ensure the further development of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the Republic of Belarus, the President of Turkmenistan signed the Resolution, approving the membership of the Intergovernmental Commission on the scientific and technological cooperation in Turkmenistan.

The President of Turkmenistan signed the Resolution, having ordered in 2018: