The World Weightlifting Championship is continued in Martial Arts Complex of the Olympic village in Ashgabat. Winners in three weight categories were defined on the third day of the competitions.

By the decision of referee team, Turkmen weightlifter Yulduz Jumabayeva received back two silver medals in the weight category up to 45 kg and her two junior records 104 kg in snatch and 179 kg in total were recognized. Technical error of the referees, which happened yesterday during second attempt when she took successfully record weigh, has been admitted. According to the decision, cancelled results of the second attempt were counted, the award ceremony took place and Yulduz received deserved silver medals.

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

Farmers of Serahs district reported on the fulfillment of their contractual obligations for the harvesting of raw cotton. They have collected and submitted to the state over 28 thousand tons of “white gold”.

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held regular session of the Cabinet of Ministers where fulfilment of the programmes of social and economic development of Turkmenistan as well as priority objectives of the state policy have been reviewed.

The first winners were defined at the World Weightlifting Championship in the capital. Our compatriot Yulduz Jumabayeva is among of them in women weight category until 45 kg.

The Intergovernmental Turkmen-Afghan commission on the economic cooperation held the 7th session in Ashgabat. Acting Minister of Finance of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Humayun Qayumi headed the IRA delegation, including the heads and specialists of the relevant ministries and departments.

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received acting minister of finance of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Mohammad Humayon Qayoumi.

At the session of the Government on November 2, proposal on opening of new Chemical and Technology Institute of Turkmenistan on the base of secondary technical professional college under the Concern Turkmenhimiya in Turkmenabat has been presented to the Head of the State for review.

As is known, at the V Summit of the Heads of Caspian States, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov proposed the initiative on the VI Caspian Summit in Turkmenistan and the first Caspian Economic Forum in 2019, which were unanimously supported by all heads of the region.