Today President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has made a working trip to Balkan region where he took part in the stone-laying ceremony of the new International airport in the settlement of Jebel and also in celebrations on the occasion of the opening of the building «Türkmeniň ak öýi» in the regional centre - the city of Balkanabat.

Today, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has received Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China Wang Yi, who arrived yesterday in Turkmenistan on a two-day official visit.

Today President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has held an online meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers in which the program of events prepared within the forthcoming working trip to Balkan region was considered.

With a view of further ensuring high rates of social and economic development of Turkmenistan, intensification of enterprise activity in various branches of national economy, according to the Law of Turkmenistan «On the state support of small and medium size business», increases in volumes and assortment of the goods made by the small and medium enterprises, increases of their competitiveness in the foreign markets and creations of additional workplaces the President of Turkmenistan has signed the Resolution to approve the structure of the State Commission for Support of Small and Medium Size Business in Turkmenistan.

24 transactions were registered at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan last week.

Mutuality-based foreign-policy cooperation, effective use of the abundant natural resources, realization of large-scale projects of the international significance, transition to the market-orientated economy, industrialization and digitization of all branches of the economy, systematic increase of Turkmen citizens’ living standards, and provision of ecological welfare – just these key vectors of the general reform-based strategy consistently pursued by the leader of nation reflect the picture of the past eventful week.

To implement bilateral agreements between Turkmenistan and Japan, and to foster relations between the two countries, the President of Turkmenistan has signed a Resolution approving the Turkmen side’s membership of the Turkmenistan-Japan Economic Committee.

By the Resolution of the President of Turkmenistan Atayev Serdar Orazmyradovich was appointed Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environmental Protection for Environmental Protection and Land Resources.

On behalf of the people and the Government of Turkmenistan, as well as on his own behalf, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov expressed congratulations to Mr. Isaak Herzog on the occasion of his inauguration as President of the State of Israel.

Today, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has conducted an enlarged session of the Cabinet of Ministers. Among those in attendance were Milli Gengesh representatives, heads of ministries and agencies, rectors of higher education institutions, media executives, khyakims of the regions and Ashgabat.