President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Turkmenistan Gulam Abbas Arbab-Khales who presented his credentials to the Head of the State.

29 transactions have been registered at the trades of the State Commodity and Raw Material Exchange of Turkmenistan last week.

On behalf of the nation and the Government of Turkmenistan as well as personally, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has sent a cable of condolences to the Sultan of Oman Haitham Bin Tariq Al Said on the passing of Sultan Qaboos Bin Said.

During the session of the Government, Vice-premier, Head of the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov presented proposals on joining of international conventions and multilateral documents in different directions in 2020 to President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov for review.

The President of Turkmenistan signed the Resolution, having approved volumes of petroleum production for local consumers in Turkmenistan in 2020, according to the Programme of development of oil and gas industry of Turkmenistan until 2030 for uninterrupted provision of facilities, public associations, individual entrepreneurs and population with protecleum production as well as for successful fulfilment of objectives of rational use of petroleum production.

The President of Turkmenistan signed the Resolution, according to which the Administration of Ashgabat is allowed to enter into agreement with Nusaý ýollary Company for project design and construction of automobile tunnel and four pedestrian crossings at the intersection of S. Turkmenbashy and A. Niyzov Avenues of the capital with development of surrounding territories and construction of external engineering water supply and sewage communications.

The President of Turkmenistan signed the Resolution, according to which Interdepartmental Commission for development of digital economy in Turkmenistan has been established and its Provision and composition has been approved.

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held first video conference working session of the Cabinet of Ministers this year where priority subjects of the state life have been discussed.

2019 was marked with major events in cultural sphere, which highlighted priority of humanitarian component of the strategy of national development.

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov signed the Resolution, according to which the State Bank of Foreign Economic Affairs on behalf of the Government of Turkmenistan, which is e beneficiary of credit, was allowed to enter into Financial agreement with the Saud Development Fund for financing of Turkmenistan – Afghanistan – Pakistan – India gas pipeline as well as to make operations related to the entering of the agreement into force.