On November 15, the capital hosted an official opening of the Embassy of the State of Palestine in Turkmenistan. The ceremony was attended by the Foreign Ministers of the two countries.

On the final day of the Men and Women World Sambo Championship held in the city of Sofia (Bulgaria), Turkmenistan won yet another award – bronze medal. The medalist is Novruz Atayev who competed in the combat sambo in the 52 kg weight category.

On behalf of the people of Turkmenistan and on his own behalf, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov sent a message of sincere condolences to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, the King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on the occasion of the decease of his brother, Prince Turki bin Abdulaaziz Al Saud.

On November, the Turkmen capital hosted the talks between President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov and President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas, who the night before arrived in Turkmenistan on his first official visit.

On 14 November President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov conducted a regular working conference call with participation of khyakims of velayats and Ashgabat city. The session’s agenda included the reports of local governors on the state of affairs in the supervised areas and the implementation progress of the earlier presidential commissions.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov sent a congratulatory message to Michel Aoun on the occasion of electing him as the President of the Lebanese Republic.

Our compatriots won six medals at the Karate and Sambo World Championships in Romania and Bulgaria.

At the last week’s auctions of the State Commodities and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan 28 transactions were registered.

On November 11, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov held a regular session of the Cabinet of Ministers which was focused on advancing the earlier accepted government programs and on drafting some important official documents.

On November 10, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov convened a working meeting to discuss the ongoing preparations for the first Sustainable Transport System Global Conference and for the ceremony of launching the transnational railway (phase one) – the Asian International Railway Corridor. Among the meeting attendees were Cabinet Deputies Chairman, khyakims of the capital and Lebap velayat.