In the match between the national teams of Turkmenistan and the Chinese Taipei in Balkanabat, one of 24 teams to take part in the competition for the Football Cup of the Asian continent was determined. That was the team of Turkmenistan!

Turkmen capital hosted the meeting of the working groups of the VII Regional Economic Cooperation Conference of Afghanistan (RECCA VII), which forestalled the ministry session of Ashgabat forum on the next day that is to support further consolidation of joint efforts for the development of coordinated approaches to the solution of actual issues of Afghan range of problems and generally, to the promotion of economic integration in regional and international scale.

As part of the Seventh Regional Economic Conference on Afghanistan (RECCA VII) Ashgabat has hosted a business forum, which served as a meeting ground for representatives of state-run institutions and business communities from a number of countries of the region, authoritative international organizations, and the media.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received Dr Mukhisa Kituyi, the Secretary General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), who arrived in Ashgabat for participation in the VII Regional and Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan (RECCA VII).

The Mejlis of Turkmenistan has held a meeting with the wife of the President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani – Rula Ghani, who arrived to attend the 7th Regional Economic Conference on Afghanistan.

On the instructions of President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov, Mejlis Chairperson A.Nurberdyeva received credentials from Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Mali to Turkmenistan, Mr. Tiefing Konate.

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held regular video conference session with the participation of the hyakims of the velayats and Ashgabat as well as number of leaders of law enforcement structures. During the session, priority objectives of social and economic development of the country including those related to the realization of National reformation programme, measures for preparation of the celebration of coming remarkable dates, draft of some documents and other important issues of the state life were reviewed.

The Mukams Palace of the State Cultural Center held the opening ceremony of the Days of Culture of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

According to the Resolutions of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the following leaders were released from their posts for serious shortcomings in their work:

According to the Resolution of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Colonel Meylis Nobatov was released from the post of the Chairman of the State Migration Service of Turkmenistan due to the transfer to another work and Major Mergen Gurdov, previously working as the Deputy Chairman of the State Migration Service was appointed as the Head of this Service.