On December 8, the administrative center of Balkan velayat hosted a grand ceremony of opening a new square with a flagpole for the State Flag of Turkmenistan.

On December 8, the Public Health and Nutrition Center of the State Sanitary and Epidemiological Service (the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry) hosted a meeting of the Interagency Working Group on “The 2013-2017 National Nutrition Program for the Population of Turkmenistan”.

XXI International Exhibition and Conference “Oil and Gas of Turkmenistan 2016”, organized by the State Concern “Turkmenneft” and the Trade and Industrial Chamber, was opened in the Exhibition Centre of the Trade and Industrial Chamber.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov send deep condolences to President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Mamnum Hussein and Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Muhammad Navaz Sharif on occasion of crash of the aircraft of Pakistan International Airlines led to the numerous victims of the citizens of the country.

On December 7, the Exhibition Center of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan hosted the 21st International Exhibition and Conference «Oil and Gas of Turkmenistan-2016» organized by the State Concern «Turkmennebit» and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the country.

On December 7, the administrative center of Dashoguz velayat hosted a ceremony of completing the Dashoguz city’s mission as the cultural capital of the Commonwealth of Independent States in 2016. To the final events of the Year’s intensive eventful program, an entertainment of variety performers of the CIS countries was included.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov sent a message of deep condolences to President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Muhammad Nawaz Sharif in connection with the crash of the airliner of International Airlines of Pakistan, which entailed numerous human losses.

On December 7, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov received Vice-President of the «General Electric» company, President and Chief Executive Director of the company in Russia and the CIS countries Ronald J. Pollett.

Having expressed sincere gratitude for spared time, the guest conveyed warm greetings of President of Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister of Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev to the Head of the State, Grigory Karasin mentioned that Russia highly appreciates traditionally friendly relations with Turkmenistan and pays great attention to the development of long-term partnership.

Telephone conversation was held between the Presidents of Turkmenistan and the republic of Uzbekistan. Having warmly greeted each other, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Shavkat Mirziyoyev stated with delight high level and constructive character of interstate Turkmen – Uzbek dialog, which is successfully developed in bilateral and multilateral formats under competent regional and international organization and structures.