The State Museum of Turkmenistan hosted a round table: “The Great Silk Road: from Ancient to Modern Times”. The forum was co-organized by the Ministry of Culture and the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Turkmenistan. It was attended by the representatives of the academic circles of our country and Russia; the representatives of the mass media and the academic staff of the local universities, as well as the students of the joint A.S. Pushkin Turkmen-Russian secondary school.

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held regular session of the Cabinet of Ministers where topical issues of the state policy have been reviewed. Leaders of number of the ministries and departments, directors of high educational institutes have been invited to the session.

The central building of oil and gas complex of the country hosts the sixth session of Turkmen – Saudi Intergovernmental Commission for trade and economic cooperation where regular objectives for intensification of bilateral business partnership have been reviewed.

This year, in Dashoguz Velayat, it is planned to produce 230,000 tons of cotton from 140,000 hectares of cotton plantations. The specialized highly productive equipment allow maintaining the high paces of the harvesting campaign.

Efficient measures taken by the country for development of communication sphere give strong impulse to national economy in the context of rapid formation of modern transport and transit logistic infrastructure. Great role in this processes is given to Turkmen Post company of the Ministry of Communication.

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received Minister of Trade and Investments of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Majid Bin Abdullah Al Kasabi who arrived in the capital as the head of interstate delegation for participation in the work of the sixth session of Intergovernmental Turkmen – Saudi Commission on trade and economic cooperation.

In the morning, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov took part in the opening ceremony of polymeric plant in Kyanly settlement, which would be the largest petrochemical facility in the region for polyethylene and polypropylene production.

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov attended the opening ceremony of the Kiyanly Polymer Plant whose commissioning created approximately 1000 jobs, and then launched the autumn tree planting campaign by planting the first tree beside the territory of the new gas chemical complex.

While at the gas chemical complex, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov had a meeting with Chairman of the Board of Directors of Çalik Holding Ahmet Çalik.

The Kiyanly Gas Chemical Complex for the production of polyethylene and polypropylene that was commissioned today with the participation of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov will become a valuable addition to the capacities of the domestic gas chemical industry.