Farmers of the country’s eastern region have reported on the successful fulfillment of a state order for raw cotton production, having delivered more than 300,000 tons of ‘white gold’ to specially designated cotton centers.

On November 6, 2018, the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Turkey jointly with Kastamonu Turkish State University organized the scientific and practical conference “Turkmenistan is the heart of the Great Silk Road”, the presentation of the book by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov “Turkmenistan is the heart of the Great Silk Road” in the Turkish language, as well as the Days of Turkmenistan in Kastamonu, which was declared as the 2018 Cutural capital of the Turkic World.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov visited the State Cultural Centre where he inspected the development of library system and expansion of the main methodology centre of this sphere – the State Library of Turkmenistan.

Cotton growers in Ahal Velayat, who are the first in the country to report on the fulfillment of the contractual obligations, achieved an important labour victory, delivering more than 207,000 tons of ‘white gold’ to the receiving points of the country.

Women started the contest for the medals of the World Weightlifting Championship in the weight category of 76 kg. The main contest was between titled athletes Jong Sim Rim (the People’s Democratic Republic of Korea) and Zhouyu Wang (China). After two attempts, representative of the PDRK took over her opponent by one kg, having lifted 119 kg. the third attempt did not bring any luck two both sportswomen and Jong Sim Rim kept the leadership. Patricia Barrera from Ecuador was the third with junior record of 117 kg.

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received Chairman of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of the Turkish Republic, Mr. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu.

Men’s 89 weight category competitions were held in hard fought contest. In snatch discipline, the sportsmen were so equal that the difference between the leaders and the tenth position was only four kg. Hence, in this situation, the result of the last attempt could brign the sportsmen to pedestal or take out of the ten.

Sets of medals in women’s 71 kg weight category was contested at the World Weightlifting Championship in Ashgabat. Representative of Turkmenistan Gulnabat Kadyrova contested in B Group. She was the second in the snatch, having lost one kg to the leader. She was at the seventh position in the clean-and-jerk and the third in total in the group. She entered the tens of the strongest in this category on the ninth position.

Farmers in Turkmenkala etrap, Mary velayat are reported to have met their contractual obligations and harvested more than 32,400 tons of ‘white gold’.

Today, Turkmenistan demonstrates new approaches to the solution of important international issues declaring itself as a state invariably standing from the positions of universal peace, prosperity and global security.