The horse marathon in honour of Asian games -2017, which started 250 days ago at walls of the state historical and cultural reserve «Old Nisa», reached Lebap velayat having passed through cities and villages of Akhal, Balkan and Dashoghuz regions.

Today, employees of all ministries and departments, organizations and enterprises, including the Cabinet of Ministers and Mejlis of Turkmenistan and students of higher educational institutions locally held industrial gymnastics.

The results of activities of military and law enforcement agencies in 2016 have been summarized at the expanded meeting of the National Security Council chaired by the President of Turkmenistan, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, General of the Army Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.

President of Turkmenistan, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the country Army General Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov presented the Colours to new army divisions formed for improvement of the structure of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan.

Electoral meetings of the candidates for the post of the President of Turkmenistan start in the capital and velayats of the country.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, in existing good tradition, has visited an equestrian complex in the first days of this year. At the time of walking Akhal-Teke horses on the site of the complex, the head of state has received glad tidings – a foal was born.

Gasoline and products of the agro-industrial complex are the subject of transactions registered at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan on the first week of the new year. Businessmen from Afghanistan purchased gasoline produced at the Turkmenbashy complex of oil refineries. Moreover, businessmen from Russia, Turkey and Afghanistan purchased wheat, cotton fibre, dyed terry goods to the sum of more than US$ 1.548 million.

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov hold first in 2007 session of the Government where the vice-premiers gave report on their activities and drafts of certain documents were reviewed.

A carbamide plant with an annual capacity of 1,155,000 tons of carbamide is being constructed in the town of Garabogaz, Balkan velayat. The project is being implemented by “Türkmenhimiýa” State Concern jointly with the consortium of companies: “Mitsubishi Corporation” (Japan) and Gap Inşaat” (Turkey). The gas chemical complex will be equipped with state-of-the-art licensed technologies and facilities from the world’s leaders, such as “Haldor Topsoe” (Denmark), “Saipem” (Italy), “Uhde Fertilazer” (Neatherlands), and “UOP” (USA).

The official brand of the V Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games has been officially adopted. A new expressive symbol, which reflects our country’s national identity and innovation, creativity and fresh artistic ideas, was added to a number of the other 2017 Asian Games-related logos.