State Concern ""Turkmenhimiya"" will build the plant for production of detergents. The new facility will have annual capacity of 20 thousand tons. The international tender for selection of contractor , which would design and construction the plant on ""turnkey"" basis, had been announced with application deadline of 7 February 2017.

Incumbent President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov has transferred his allotted airtime to other presidential candidates. He announced about his decision on Sunday, 25 December, speaking on national television.

President of Turkmenistan, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov signed the Resolution and assigned the State Custom Service to realize the measures related to the joining of our country to the Public Key Directory of the International Civil Aviation Organization.

Welcoming considerable progress achieved in every sphere of the national economy, the revival of ancient traditions and the rich national experience of the Turkmen people, R.M. Durdyev in his Keynote Statement has stressed that to ensure prosperity of our state what is above all needed is consolidation of the society, unity of the nation, and the creative work of the people, for concord, peace and integrity are the source of our victories.

The Central Commission for Elections and Referenda had registered another five candidates for the post of President of Turkmenistan. They were nominated by initiative groups of citizens. Thus, the number of nominees for presidential elections, scheduled for 12 February 2017, had reached nine.

Having stressed that over twenty five years of independence Turkmenistan achieved impressive success in the policy, economy and culture and entered on the next phase of its development, the nominee for the post of President of Turkmenistan Jumanazar Annayev in his Keynote Statement has outlined a number of systemic measures and set to himself the following objectives.

By the Ukase of the President of Turkmenistan, on the occasion of the New Year’s holiday, the day off shall be moved from January 1, 2017 to January2 (Monday).

On December 26, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov held a joint pre-New Year session of the Cabinet of Ministers and the State Security Council with the participation of velayat khaykims.

In his Keynote Statement, the candidate for the post of the President of Turkmenistan Bekmyrat Sahetmyradovich Atalyev noted that the forthcoming elections of the President of Turkmenistan are one of the important factors related to the future of our state.

I set a primary purpose - to realize a range of measures aimed at ensuring the prosperity of independent neutral Turkmenistan in the third millennium.