On November 24, President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov convened an enlarged session of the Cabinet of Ministers to discuss the priority issues of the state’s and society’s life activity, as well as some drafts of the documents. The session was attended by representatives of the country’s Mejlis, khyakims of velayats and Ashgabat city, rectors of higher educational institutions, heads of ministries and agencies, mass media.

Last week, a regular (the 17th in succession) Mejlis session of Turkmenistan of the fifth convocation was held to adopt a number of new laws and regulatory legal acts developed in accordance with the priorities of President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov’s policy and approve the comprehensive program on modernizing the country’s legislative-legal base.

On November 22, a meeting of the Central Election and Referendum Committee (CEC) was held in Turkmenistan dedicated to the upcoming in February elections of the President of Turkmenistan, as well as to the results of the recent Mejlis Deputies elections, which were held in the three election constituencies.

During the session of the cabinet of Ministers on November 18, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov highlighted that development of mutually beneficial partnership with neighbouring countries including with Caspian states is one of the priority directions of foreign policy of neutral Turkmenistan, which takes active part in formation of relative legal framework indicated by his constructive initiatives.

“The Korea Post” magazine dedicated its regular and special issues to the 25th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s independence. One of the Korea’s leading publications tells to its leadership about our country’s grandiose success and achievements along with the history and rich cultural heritage of the Turkmen people, and the main vectors of the state policy pursued by President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov.

By the Ukase of the President of Turkmenistan, Ata Oveznepesovich Serdarov was appointed the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the Kingdom of Belgium (Brussels), with concurrent accreditation to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

The President of Turkmenistan signed the Law “On the 2017 State Budget of Turkmenistan”.

On November 21, President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov held a regular working session with the participation of Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan in charge of the agricultural complex, the khyakims of the regions and Ashgabat city. The governor of Akhal velayat, E.Orazgeldiyev, was the first the head of state invited for video-reporting. The khyakim’s report was focused on the state of affairs in the region and on the readiness measures progress for the countrywide celebrated significant dates.

Last week, 36 transactions were registered at the State Commodities and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan.

Given the centuries-old fraternal relations between Turkmenistan and the State of Palestine as well as the by-now achieved level of mutual understanding and trust, to create the appropriate conditions for proper organizing the activities of the Embassy of the State of Palestine in Turkmenistan, the President of Turkmenistan signed a Resolution, having instructed the Ministry of Economy and Development of Turkmenistan, in the generally-admitted order, to make an appropriate contract for accommodating the above-mentioned Embassy in our capital.