Conferences, seminars and meetings, being organized with participation of World Health Organization (WHO) and other UN agencies, will be timed to the 20th anniversary of the State “Health” Program.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov chaired a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers. The State News Agency of Turkmenistan (TDH) reports that the hyakims of the regions and Ashgabat and the heads of military and law enforcement agencies were invited to participate in the government meeting, which took place Turkmenabat.

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, who is on a working visit to Turkmenabat, received State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan Daishiro Yamagiwa, who arrived in Turkmenistan, leading the high-level delegation to participate in Turkmenistan-Japan Business Forum, which will take place in Ashgabat.

Within the frameworks of continuing Culture week a premiere of “Ayna” opera has taken place in Rukhyyet Palace of Lebap velayat administrative enter – Turkmenabat.

In the afternoon, the President of Turkmenistan attended the ceremony of laying the foundation stone of a new velayat mosque in Turkmenabat, Lebap Velayat.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov inspected the progress of agricultural activities in Serdarabat Etrap in Lebap Velayat. When on board a helicopter the Turkmen leader could see agricultural lands in the region where the harvest campaign was in full swing. Agricultural workers are currently engaged in taking care of cotton fields and ploughing the lands released from wheat.

Colorful solemnities, which marked the beginning of the Week of Culture, were held in Turkmenabat – administrative center of Lebap province. This large-scale action is held in our country for the third time and aimed at stimulation of creative activity and further development of national culture, its wide popularization in the world and integration into global cultural space.

The solemn ceremonies of presenting new books by President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov “Türkmen medeniýeti” (Turkmen culture) and “Ile döwlet geler bolsa…” (Bagshi – messengers of people’s happiness) too place in the Lebap Velayat administrative centre within the fourth day of the Week of Culture.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov familiarized with the construction process of new highway and railway bridges Turkmenabat-Farab.

During working trip to Lebap province, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has inspected the construction process of ore-dressing and processing complex for production of potash fertilizers in Garlyk settlement. While examination of construction site, the head of state was familiarized with state of affairs on major industrial sections of the enterprise.