President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, who was on a working visit to Mary Velayat, attended the presentation of a new ambitious investment project for Turkmenistan’s power industry. After the presentation had concluded, the President signed the Resolution on the construction of the 1,574MW combined-cycle power plant on the territory of the Mary state power plant.

Children’s song and dancing groups from different regions of the country arranged performances at the festively decorated square in front of the Ruhyet Palace within the second day of the Week of Culture in Turkmenabat.

Masters of culture and arts of Turkic people performed a concert in the Ruhyet Palace in Mary, that was declared the cultural capital of the Turkic world in 2015. Popular singers, musicians and composers from Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and two regions of the Russian Federation – Bashkiria and Tatarstan participated in the concert.

Grain growers of Turkmenistan gained ponderable labor achievement - million tons of wheat have been delivered to the procurement stations of the country. Attainment of this high boundary gives a confidence that the farmers will cope with main task of campaign – 2015 – to yield without losses whole rich grain harvest and deliver to the bins of Motherland 1 million 600 thousand tons of selected grain.

Solemn opening of new 100-meter high flagstaff was held in the administrative center of Mary province.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov arrived in Mary Velayat on a working visit.

It became clear in the course of Asia (Central Asian zone), which was held in the capital of Tajikistan – Dushanbe, where our compatriot, international master Yusup Atabayev won the second place and gained the right of participation in the world championship to be held in September of current year in Baku (Azerbaijan).

53 transactions were concluded at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan last week.

Dear participants in the Week of Culture, Dear guests, I cordially congratulate you on the opening of the Week of Culture and an international art exhibition in Lebap Velayat! I would like to wish you good health, happiness and every success in your creative activity!

The action of burning a large batch of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances seized by the law enforcement and military agencies of Turkmenistan during the successful special actions took place nearby Bagabat village in Ak Bugdai Etrap, Ahal Velayat to mark the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.