Last week, 42 transactions were registered at the State Commodities and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan.

On December 10, the assembly-hall of the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted an international scientific-practical conference - “Neutrality of Turkmenistan and international practice: new advances of cooperation for the sake of sustainable development”.

On December 10, not far from the settlement of Bagabat (Ak Bugdai etrap, Akhal velayat), a regular action was held of destroying the narcotic drugs, counterfeit cigarettes and psychotropic substances confiscated in the course of a number of successful operations conducted by the law enforcement bodies in association with military agencies. Organized by the Government of the country, the State Counter Narcotics Coordination Commission under the Cabinet of Ministers, and the Interior Ministry, the event was a tangible evidence of the state’s and society’s readiness to show great resolution in opposing to one of the most dangerous challenges of the present.

On December 10, a grand ceremony of opening new monuments took place in the capital of the country with the participation of the heads of city khyakimlik, representatives of public organisations, numerous townsmen, representatives of young generation of Turkmen citizens.

On the weekends, the capital of Belarus hosted the CIS Open Cup – World ITF Taekwondo Cup, where Turkmen sportsmen demonstrated a high level of professionalism. They won nine medals - four gold, two silver and three bronze ones.

On December 9, a Martial Arts Complex of the capital’s Olympic Village hosted an opening ceremony of the Asian Jujitsu Championship, which gathered together several hundreds of participants from 24 countries, including China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Nepal, etc. On the first day of competitions the athletes of Turkmenistan won 16 prizes (three gold, four silver and nine bronze medals). This allowed our national team to take first place in the team rating.

By the Decree of the President of Turkmenistan Annanyyazova Guljemile Geldimyradovna was appointed Deputy Chairperson of the State Statistics Committee of Turkmenistan.

The President of Turkmenistan signed a Ukase on conferring the Title of Turkmenistan «Altyn asyryň hünär ussady» on L.J. Amanniyazova.

On December 9, President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov convened an enlarged session of the Cabinet of Ministers to draw together conclusions from the 11-month work of the government and sectoral industries, analyze the implementation progress of the national socio-economic programs, discuss the important issues of state life, and outline the concrete tasks for the immediate future.

A new issue of “Miras” - a popular science magazine published quarterly by the National Institute of Manuscripts (the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan), has recently come out.