Last week, the Turkmen capital hosted the fourth meeting of the joint intergovernmental Turkmen–Ukraine Committee for economic, cultural and humanitarian cooperation. To participate in the meeting, a representative Ukrainian delegation led by vice-premier, minster of regional development, construction and housing and communal service of Ukraine Gennady Zubko came to Ashgabat.

The President of Turkmenistan signed the Ukase on awarding the honorary title “Honored Carpet-Maker of Turkmenistan”.

On May 26, President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov received Mohammad Shaker Kargar - a special representative of the President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan for the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

Early last week, “last bell” rang for the scores of thousands of secondary school graduates of our country.

XIV International Universal Exhibition “White city – Ashgabat” opened in the Sergi Koşgi Expo Centre in the Turkmen capital. The forum brought together over 130 companies and enterprises, including 40 foreign ones.

41 transactions were concluded at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan last week.

On May 22, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov convened a regular session of the Cabinet of Ministers to consider the priority issues of state life, as well as the drafts of some important documents.

On May 21, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov familiarized with the construction projects of the National Tourist Zone “Avaza” further development, with the course of ongoing activities, as well as made a fly-around of the capital.

Last week, the Kyrgyz Republic hosted Turkmenistan’s Days of Culture. The Culture Days’ intensive program included numerous business and creative meetings, concerts, exhibitions, film shows, get-acquainted tours and, certainly, face-to-face communication which contributes to the direct perception of history, culture, art of the two neighboring peoples of the region.

On May 20, the talks were held between President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov and the Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Muhammad Nawaz Sharif who arrived in the Turkmen capital on an official visit.