The ceremonial closing of the Days of the Republic of Belarus Culture was held in Turkmenistan. The holiday ended with a concert of Belarusian and Turkmen artists under the arches of the majestic Palace of Mukams.

At the expanded meeting of the Government, held on January 26, the results of the national contest for the title of the best etrap of Turkmenistan were announced. When summarizing the results of the contest, a special commission headed by the National Center of Trade Unions took into account such indicators as the successful implementation of the national rural program, the fulfillment of contractual obligations to collect grain and cotton, and the commissioning of social and cultural facilities.

President of Turkmenistan, Academician of the Academy of Sciences of the country, doctor of medicine and economy, Professor Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov took part in General Assembly of the representatives of national science. The agenda included the subject of the election of the leaders of the Academy of Sciences as well as discussion of the direction of further development of national science in the context of the realization of strategic governmental programmes.

According to the Resolution of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Toyly Komekov was released from the position of the Chairman of the State Committee of Sports due to transfer to another post.

According to the Resolution of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the Republic of Belarus Nazarguly Shaguliyev was appointed as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the Republic of Latvia at the same time.

The President of Turkmenistan signed the Resolution, having approved the decision of the Assembly of the Academy of Science of Turkmenistan of January 25, 2018 on the election of Sapardurdy Toyliyev as the President of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan.

According to the Resolution of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Sapardurdy Toyliyev was released from the post of the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan due to the transfer to another work.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov inspected the projects of new different facilities, which construction is planned under further development of Turkmen capital and integrated improvement of urban infrastructure.

In the Mukams Palace of the State Cultural Center, it was held a solemn opening ceremony of the Culture Days of the Republic of Belarus in Turkmenistan. Large-scale campaign is dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations and held in accordance with the Cooperation Programme for the 2017-2020 period between the relevant ministries of the two states.

“The cooperation between our countries has developed in the spirit of friendship and reliable partnership for the quarter of a century. Within this period, the experience of constructive collaboration in the bilateral and multilateral formats has been accumulated, the efficient contacts in the trade, economic, humanitarian and cultural spheres have been established”, says President Alexander Lukashenko in his address.