35 transactions were registered past week at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan.

Turkmen National team performed successfully at the Western Asia Junior Championship in Tashkent of November 16 – 23. Around 300 junior chess players from 11 countries contested for the medals of the tournament in the age categories of 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 18, 18 and 20 years. The medals were contested in three disciplines – classic, rapid and blitz.

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held regular session of the Cabinet of Ministers where implementation of national programmes of social and economic development and other topical issues of the state life have been reviewed.

Targeted work for improvement of national tourism industry is carried out. At present, the State Committee for Tourism supervises seven government and 16 private tourist agencies, which activity is aimed at the introduction of national values and tourism capabilities of the country to Turkmenistan citizens and foreign guests.

Turkmenistan increases production capacities in the import substitutive sphere. Representatives of private sector of national economy take active part in this process. Members of the UIET, , «Gündogar akymy» and «Kämilligiň gözbaşy» business entities build the plants for production of sunflower oil. In combination, these facilities will produce 24,000 tons of this product per year. Opening of the industrial facilities is planned in the next year.

The President of Turkmenistan signed an Order prescribing ministries and sectoral agencies of the transport and communications field and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to convene and ensure the high standards for hosting an international transport conference in Avaza National Tourist Zone on 28 November.

The Conference Hall of the capital’s Yyldyz Hotel hosted a round table dedicated to the aspects of integration of national minorities into all spheres of public life. The meeting was attended by the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Lamberto Zannier, the Head of the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, Natalya Drozd, advisers to the OSCE High Commissioner, Bob Deen, Andrei Khanzhin and Elzbieta Kuzborska, representatives of ministries and government agencies of Turkmenistan, the country’s public organizations, mass media etc.

High-level talks between President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev who arrived to the country on official visit was held in Turkmen capital.

Speaking during the press conference on the outcomes of the top-level talks in Ashgabat, President Ilham Aliyev noted that the peoples of Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan were united with the history, culture, common roots, traditions and worldview.

Upon completion of the ceremony of signing the bilateral documents, Presidents of Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan held a press conference.