On November 18, President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov held a regular meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers. Having announced the meeting agenda, the head of state gave the floor to Cabinet Deputy Chairman B.Hojamammedov, who reported on the progress of readiness measures for an ordinary meeting of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Latvian Commission for Economic, Industrial and Scientific-Technical Cooperation to be held in Riga on November 21-22.

These days, Medyn’ town (the Russian Federation) hosts the World Universal Fighting Championship attended by about 300 competitors from 35 countries – Germany, France, Finland, China, Israel, Iran, etc. On the first day of competitions, Turkmen sportsmen won three bronze medals in the “light” fights (the fights with application of wrestle technique only).

On November 17, in the “Oguzkhan” Palace Complex, President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov decorated the People’s Artist of Turkmenistan Fahriya Alieva with a high state award – “Garaşsyz Türkmenistana bolan beýik söygüsi üçin” order. The solemn ceremony was attended by Mejlis Chairperson, some of the Cabinet Deputies Chairman, the Minister of Culture, heads of the National Parliament’s Committees, and the Democratic Party, the Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, the Agrarian Party. Warmly welcoming the mentor and spiritual leader of many generations of theatre artists, President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov has emphasized that the People’s Artist of Turkmenistan, scene coryphaeus - Fahriya Alieva, who devoted all her creative life to the art, is a country-known celebrity. She worked selflessly in the Turkmen State Mollanepes Academic Drama Theatre during 65 years, faithfully serving to our people, the nation’s leader said.

The President of Turkmenistan signed a Resolution on authorising the khyakimlik of Akhal velayat to make a contract with the economic society «Täze jaý» for designing, building, equipping, and neighbourhoods improvement of the 3,000-capacity building «Türkmeniň ak öýi» and 3,000-capacity buildings for sadaka in «Nowruz ýaýlasy», Ak bugday etrap, including building of the inlet highway, purchasing of the relevant specialised transport vehicles.

The first ice hockey open championship started in the ice arena of the capital’s Winter Sports Complex in Ashgabat. Participants of the championship are the children under 16 and of 2005-2008 year of birth. Eight teams during six months will fight for the medals in several stages in a circular system.

On November 16, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, the 47th session of the authorized representatives of the Caspian states continued its work. The forum is attended by the heads and leading specialists of ministries and departments of Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan.

On November 16, the President of Turkmenistan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the country, Army General Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov conducted an out-of-office meeting of the State Security Council and attended an official opening ceremony of the facilities of the Interior Ministry’s Management Department.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov sent a warm congratulatory message with his best wishes to Rumen Radev in connection with electing him as the President of the Republic of Bulgaria.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov sent a warm congratulatory message with his best wishes to Igor Dodon in connection with electing him as the President of the Republic of Moldova. In his message, the Turkmen Leader expressed to Mr. Igor Dodon sincere wishes of good health, inexhaustible energy and success on the highest public post in the name of further progress and prosperity of the friendly Republic of Moldova.

A three-day visit to Turkmenistan has completed of the Physical Culture and Sports Main Department delegation of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan led by the head of organization - Mohammad Humayun Hairany. In the course of visit, the Afghan delegation members discussed with Turkmen specialists the issues of advancing bilateral partnership in sports and conducted the issue-related negotiations with representatives of the Executive Committee of the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, the State Sports Committee, and others.