On December 8, the administrative center of Balkan velayat hosted a grand ceremony of opening a new square with a flagpole for the State Flag of Turkmenistan.

On December 8, the Public Health and Nutrition Center of the State Sanitary and Epidemiological Service (the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry) hosted a meeting of the Interagency Working Group on “The 2013-2017 National Nutrition Program for the Population of Turkmenistan”.

On December 4, by established tradition, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov together with his grandson devoted the time to the horseback riding outing.

The national Harvest Festival was countrywide celebrated on the last Sunday of November.

On November 22, a meeting of the Central Election and Referendum Committee (CEC) was held in Turkmenistan dedicated to the upcoming in February elections of the President of Turkmenistan, as well as to the results of the recent Mejlis Deputies elections, which were held in the three election constituencies.

“The Korea Post” magazine dedicated its regular and special issues to the 25th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s independence. One of the Korea’s leading publications tells to its leadership about our country’s grandiose success and achievements along with the history and rich cultural heritage of the Turkmen people, and the main vectors of the state policy pursued by President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov.

A special issue of the international analytical magazine “Atavatan Türkmenistan” is published, devoted to the 25th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s independence.

On November 9, the international exhibition and scientific conference - “Education and Sports in the Epoch of Power and Happiness” - opened in the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI). The event was co-organized by the Ministry of Education, the State Sports Committee and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan.

On November 4, the VI Turkmen-German Medical Forum was launched in a conference hall of the luxury hotel “Yildiz”. It is intended to become the next important step towards intensifying constructive partnership in the health sector that has been established in recent years between the two friendly countries.

On October 27, award ceremony was held at the grand “Halk Hakydasy” Memorial Complex in honor of the remarkable date in the national calendar – the 25th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s Independence. Military and law enforcement personnel, who took part in the Independence Day parade, were presented with the “Türkmenistanyň Garaşsyzlygynyň 25 Ýyllygyna Bagyşlanyp Geçirilen Dabaraly Harby Ýörişe Gatnaşyja” Commemorative Medal in recognition of their contribution to the well-organized event.