On April 16, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov conducted a working video-selector meeting with participation of khyakims of velayats and some Cabinet Deputies Chairman.

According to the calendar of activities for well-organized preparation of the upcoming elections (to be held on August 16), setting up of election commissions has started in cities, etraps, settlements and gengeshliks.

44 transactions were registered at the last week’s bids at the State Commodities and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan.

On April 15, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov made a working trip through the capital to visit the Motor Sport Center and become acquainted with the state of affairs at a number of buildings under construction in Ashgabat.

Last week, a delegation headed by Special Representative of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly for Central Asia Mr. Thierry Mariani was received in Mejlis of Turkmenistan.

Last week, Seoul hosted a round table meeting participated by members of the government delegation of Turkmen state on the instructions of President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov, and representatives of business circles of the Republic of Korea.

Good news has come from New York – Turkmenistan was elected to the Executive Board of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women.

By the Ukase of the President of Turkmenistan, Yazmuhammet Gurbanov was appointed khyakim of Gokdepe etrap, Akhal velayat; relieved of the post of deputy khyakim of Gokdepe etrap, Akhal velayat.

The President of Turkmenistan signed a Resolution, having prescribed the Ministry of Economy and Development of Turkmenistan and the Ministry of Communications of Turkmenistan, to reorganize the Ashgabat Telephone Network in the prescribed manner into the “Aşgabat Şäher Telefon Ulgamy” Closed Corporation (“Ashgabat Telephone Network”) by changing its organizational and legal status.

On April 14, on return from Seoul upon completion of his state visit to the Republic of Korea, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov conducted a working meeting in the VIP hall of the capital’s international airport with participation of Chairperson of Mejlis of Turkmenistan, Cabinet Deputies Chairman, as well as heads of military and law-enforcement bodies.