By Decrees of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the following officials were dismissed for serious failures in their duties:

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov signed the Resolution on the establishment of the State Commission for Food Security in the country and approved еру composition of the commission.

By the Decree of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, for great service in developing the art of singing and music, the leading specialist of the Department of Culture of Ak Bugday District of Ahal Province, Jepbarov, Annaniyaz, has been conferred the title of the Merited Artist of Turkmenistan.

President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, sent a message to the President of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, expressing gratitude for efforts to expand friendly and good-neighborly relations between countries.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea in Turkmenistan Jong Tae Ihn who accomplishes his diplomatic mission in our country.

President of Turkmenistan, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the country, Army General Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held offsite session of the State Security Council where the outcomes of work of military and law enforcement agencies for 11 months of the year were summed up and the objectives for near future were outlined.

In accordance with the Decree of President of Turkmenistan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forcesof Turkmenistan, General of the Army Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, 1st lawyer Ataev Rahim Hekimovich, who was relieved from the post of the public prosecutor of Berkararlyk Etrap in Ashgabat, was appointed the Mary Velayat public prosecutor.

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held regular video conference session with the participation of the heads of number of ministries and departments, hyakims of velayats and Ashgabat. Priority matters of social and economic development of the country including the issues of the realization of national reform programmes, preparation to coming remarkable dates as well as other important subjects of the state life have been reviewed during the session.

During video conference session on December 4, State Minister, Chairman of the State Concern Turkmangaz M. Archayev informed the Head of the State on big debt for supply of Turkmen gas to Iran according to bilateral agreements and the contract with National Gas Company of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The next session of the Central Committee for Elections and Referenda in Turkmenistan, devoted to issues of preparation for forthcoming elections of deputies of the Mejlis of the sixth convocation, members of velayat, etrap and city khalk maslahaty of the fourth convocation, members of geneshes of the eighth convocation took place. Members of the Central Electoral Committee, representatives of working groups of the Committee, national observers, high ranking officers of political parties and public associations and also mass-media of the country took part in it.