President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received credentials from newly-appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to Turkmenistan Najibullah Alikhil.

Farmers of Dashoguz Velayat plan to receive 35,000 tons of rice from 8,100 hectares of rice fields. Same like in the last year, preference was given to high productive and illness resistant species like Nukus 2, Munbashi and Alenga, which are adapted to local soil and climate conditions.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanuly Berdimuhamedov had a telephone conversation with President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin.

The President of Turkmenistan signed the Resolution, authorizing the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs to hold the Asian Futsal Championship jointly with the Football Federation of Turkmenistan and the Asian Football Confederation. The Championship will be held at the Martial Arts Sports Complex and the Competitive Sports Complex in the Olympic Village on February 24 – March 10, 2020. In accordance with the document, the committee in charge for the organization of the Championship and its membership are approved.

Turkmenistan observes the Memorial Day when tribute is paid to heroes lost in the battlefields of all wars as well as to the victims of catastrophic Ashgabat earthquake in 1948.

After flower laying ceremony to the monument of Halk Hakydasy Memorial Complex and memorial meal, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov went to the place where the sculpture of the first President of Turkmenistan S. A. Niyazov is located. The Head of the State, Deputy Chairmen of the Cabinet of Ministers, members of the Government, heads of military and law enforcement agencies, Hyakim of Ashgabat, the Mufti of Turkmenistan paid tribute to the memory of the first President of the country. The flower were laid to the monument and “ayat tovir” prayer were said.

Regula sevenths session of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan of the sixth convocation, during which number of laws and regulatory legal acts has been adopted, took place. Representatives of relative ministries and departments as well as mass media were invited to participate in the session.

For successful implementation of national programme of reforms, enforcement of control of the measures in this direction as well as further enhancement of responsibility of the Deputy Chairmen of the Cabinet of Ministers and heads of administrations for social and economic development of the regions and Ashgabat, the President of Turkmenistan signed the Resolution, having appointed the curators of the regions as follows:

26 transactions were registered at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan last week.

First session of the Constitution Commission for development and compilation of proposals on amendments and addendums of the Constitution of Turkmenistan was held after the session of the Cabinet of Ministers.