Turkmen sportsmen have achieved remarkable success at the Sambo World Cup stage, held in the Kazakh city of Almaty.

The Resolutions of the President of Turkmenistan sanctioned the following appointments:

The President of Turkmenistan signed a Resolution on authorizing the Ministry of Textile Industry of Turkmenistan and the khyakimliks of velayats to ensure fulfillment of the 2015-production plan for 2,000 tons of raw silk cocoons, including Akhal velayat - 155 tons, Balkan velayat - 25 tons, Dashoguz velayat - 470 tons, Lebap velayat - 950 tons, and Mary velayat - 400 tons.

On January 26, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov presided over a regular working video-selector meeting with participation of a number of Cabinet Deputies Chairman, khyakims of velayats and Ashgabat city, and heads of some sectoral agencies.

42 transactions were registered at the last week’s bids at the State Commodities and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan.

On the morning of January 23, with participation of President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov, a solemn ceremony of awarding workers of the railway industry, who had taken an active part in the construction of the international Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran railway, was held in the Ruhyet Palace.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov sent his deepest sympathies to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud on the untimely decease of the national leader of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,

Last week, another batch of humanitarian aid was sent from the Turkmen capital to neighboring Afghanistan.

On January 22, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov convened a regular session of the Cabinet of Ministers to consider the plans of important activities for the current period, the priority issues of the country’s social and economic development and other topical issues of state life.

Last week, the Turkmen capital hosted a Turkmen-American Business Forum, in the frames of which new approaches to the fulfillment of bilateral cooperation potential and the development of trade and economic relations, business ties and scientific and technical partnership were defined.