At the session of the Government on July 31, the Vice-premier, Foreign Minister R. Meredov reported in the preparation to important international events planned in nearest months. It includes the V Summit of Caspian States in Aktau (the Republic of Kazakhstan), which will be forestalled by the number of five-sided meetings of different levels. It is planned to hold the Summit of the heads of the states, the founders of the International Fund for Saving Aral Sea (IFAS), which is chaired by Turkmenistan at present.

Establishment of ramified transport infrastructure as important factor of economic and social development of Turkmenistan is one of priority directions of the state policy pursued by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. Large-scale projects initiated by the Head of the State have been successfully implemented in this sphere. It includes the modernization of existing and construction of new automobile and railway roads, fundamental renewal and expansion of the equipment and facilities base of civil aviation and fleet.

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held a video-conference meeting with the khyakims of regions and Ashgabat.

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

In the beginning of July, before High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in the UN Headquarter under the aegis of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), specialists of the Ministry of Finances and Economy exchanged the opinions the adaptation of the Sustainable Development Goals in our country on national level.

In accordance with the Decree of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov:

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov expressed deep condolences to President of the Greek Republic Prokopios Pavlopoulos for the deaths and numerous injuries caused by wildfires in Greece.

New page has been entered in the chronicle of Turkmen – Afghan friendship – power line Rabatakshan – Kalaynau was put into operation. According to the order of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the delegation of our country composed of the representatives of relative ministries, departments and mass media took part in the opening ceremony of the new power line.

Under the modernization of the system of railway transport and fulfilment of the assignments of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on its technological provision, the Ministry of Railway Transport of Turkmenistan carries out the work for improvement of service of the passengers and increment of passengers turnover.

I congratulate you on the solemn commissioning of the Rabat-Kashan–Kalay-Nau 110 kV power line, the result of effective cooperation between Turkmenistan and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan that is based on the principles of friendship, brotherhood and good-neighborliness, states the Address by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to participants of the opening ceremony of the Rabat-Kashan–Kalay-Nau power line.