Specialized Sport Draught School of Balkan Velayat administration centre held Turkmenistan Draughts and Pool Checkers Championship between men and women. The participants, having arrived from all the velayats of the country, contested not only for the medals but also for the qualification to the national team that would take part in the World Championship in USA this June.

Ashgabat is getting better every day. The scale of the capital's new buildings causes its transformation into a major metropolis in a blooming oasis between the spurs of the Kopetdag Mountains and the gigantic Karakum Desert. Numerous guests reviewing our city from airplanes invariably admire the opening panorama.

For improvement of fine arts and in accordance with the Law “On National Fine Arts of Turkmenistan”, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov signed the Resolution on establishment of the expert group for national fine arts under the Ministry of Culture and approved its composition and Provisions on this group and on the National master of fine arts.

Famous sportsman, winner of 2000 Sydney Olympics (Australia), World and European Champion and currently Honoured Coach of Russia Alexander Lebzyak will train Turkmen boxers for XXXII World Summer Games 2020 in Tokyo.

Ashgabat has hosted the regular session of the organizing committee for organization of international actions connected with the chairmanship of Turkmenistan for 2017 at the Energy Charter Conference.

This week State Raw Materials and Commodity Exchange of Turkmenistan has concluded 36 transactions at the auctions.

Minsk will host the eighth meeting of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Belarusian Commission for economic cooperation. Today, President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov appointed the commission on the Turkmen part by his Resolution.

Turkmenistan is preparing to participate at the “EXPO-2017” International Exhibition to be held from June 10 to September 10 in the capital of Kazakhstan –Astana city under the motto “Future Energy”.

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held a regular meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, which considered topical issues of state life and drafts of several documents.

On April 18-19, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov will pay a state visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan. At a government session, Cabinet Deputy Chairman, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov informed about preparations for the visit of the head of state in Astana.