On July14, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov made a working tour to Balkan velayat.

The President of Turkmenistan signed a Resolution on assigning the following supervisors chargeable for: Akhal velayat - deputy-chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Palvan Gylychdurdyevich Taganov;

The President of Turkmenistan signed a Ukase “On celebrating “Oraza Bairamy” – the national holiday of Turkmen people, on July18, 2015, and on announcing July 18 as nonworking day.

On July 13, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov held a regular working video-intercom meeting with participation of Deputies Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, khyakims of velayats and Ashgabat city as well as heads of a number of structures. In the course of video-meeting, consideration was given to the priority tasks of socio-economic development of the country, as well as to the issues referring to realization of the National reform-oriented programs, preparation measures for celebrating the upcoming significant dates, the drafts of some documents, and other important issues of state life.

In run up to the national holiday – Galla Bairamy, the shopping center of the Industrialists and Entrepreneurs Union of Turkmenistan (IEUT) hosted a thematic exhibition – “Rysgal başy bugdaýdyr”, glorifying the boundless fertility of the native land. The exhibition, which demonstrated a wide range of grain and bakery products produced by local business structures, was co-organized by the IEUT, the Central Councils of the Women’s Union and the Agrarian Party of Turkmenistan.

On July 11, acceptance of documents from the would-be students started in the country’s higher and secondary vocational educational institutions. This year’s total enrollment is over 15,000 of young people - an increase of 896 students compared with the year-earlier period due to introduction of eight new specialties in some institutions and creation of the two new secondary vocational schools.

On July 11, the Turkmen capital hosted the talks between President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov and Prime Minister of the Republic of India Narendra Modi who had arrived in our country on an official visit.

Our sportsmen have made great success in the 8th International Martial Arts (Wushu) tournament held recently in the capital of Georgia - Tbilisi: eight medals (three – gold; two –silver; and three –bronze) have been added to the sports “medal box” of Turkmenistan.

Last week, 59 transactions were registered at the State Commodities and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan.

On July 9, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov held an enlarged meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers to sum up the running year’s six-month state-of-the-economy results, discuss the results achieved during implementation of the Presidential program and other programs of socio-economic development of the country.