President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Ashraf Ghani had a telephone conversation.

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov had a telephone conversation with Governor of Astrakhan Region of Russian Federation Alexander Zhilkin.

Past week at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan 35 transactions were registered.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held joint session of the Cabinet of Ministers and the State Security Council where Hyakims of the velayats and Ashgabat city have also been invited. Preparation to New Year celebrations and number of priority issues of domestic policy have been reviewed.

President of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, had a telephone conversation with the President of the Republic of India, Ram Nath Kovind.

Reporting during the meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov informed that the Resolution ""Strengthening the links between all modes of transport to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals"", which was initiatiated by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, was adopted in the framework of the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly in New York on December 20, 2017.

The President of Turkmenistan signed the Resolution approving the Concept of improving the teaching of foreign languages, as well as a plan of actions for its implementation.

In order to improve the architectural and town-planning image of the country, strengthening the quality control of constructed facilities, the President of Turkmenistan signed the Resolution, according to which in contracts concluded with local construction enterprises, regardless of the form of ownership of the construction of buildings and structures, their reconstruction based on orders of ministries , branch departments, other state institutions, enterprises, organizations and khyakimliks, regardless of the sources of funding, prescribed to provide compulsory payment of 5 percent of the cost of actually performed work without taking into account VAT on conditions of strict commissioning of the facilities by the Contractor, approval of the certificate of the state acceptance committee and the expiry of the one-year warranty period.

The transport sector of Turkmenistan will increase the volume of passenger transportation during the New Year holidays. The Deputy Prime Minister B. Annameredov, who oversees transport and communications, reported about it at the government meeting.

In order to maintain food abundance in the domestic market of the country, stable provision of the population with fish products, as well as conservation and reproduction of fish resources, appropriate steps are being taken to strengthen the material and technical base of this industry.