Metropolitan Congress Palace hosted a final of the Youth Music Contest “Ýylyň parlak ýyldyzy-2017” (“Star of the year-2017”), which was attended by talented artists from all corners of Turkmenistan. Winners of the creative competition were determined due to the numerous TV audience and radio listeners who voted for their favorite artist, as well as the competent jury, which includes national music masters and cultural figures.

Turkmenistan Futsal Championship ended up by the victory of Talyp Sport team. In the final, the student team won Ak Bugday from Ahal Velayat with 11:2 score.

Big success was achieved in the agriculture owing to integrated reforms in this sphere, realization of the State Programme of import substitutive production, comprehensive support of private sector of the economy, medium and small business.

As it has been informed earlier, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov gave start to the construction of new railway from Serhetabat (Turkmenistan) to Turgundy railway station (Afghanistan) on November 29.

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held regular session in video conference format with the participation of the hyakims of the velayats and Ashgabat city where the issues of social and economic development of the country, situation in the agriculture as well as preparation to coming celebration events were reviewed.

As organizers of the forum which took place at the National Institute of Sports and Tourism, acted the State Sports Committee together with Ministry of Health and Medical Industry. Heads and representatives of sectoral establishments, higher educational institutions, public organisations and the mass media took part in the meeting.

In the educational system of modern Turkmenistan, advanced approaches to learning foreign languages are being introduced at all levels of education; and methods of teaching are being improved.

In Ashgabat the 2nd congress of the Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan on the agenda of which reports on the work of the head of the central council of the party and the chairman of the revision committee and also organizational issues included, took place.

Past week at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan 21 transactions were registered.

Festive shows will continue the New Year’s events that started in the Turkmen capital. Among them is the traditional tour of the circus artists from the Russian Federation, organized with the assistance of the Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan, which started on December 17.