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An enlarged meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers

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President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov chaired an enlarged meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, during which the priority issues of the domestic policy and the draft documents were considered. Taking into account the importance and historical significance of the issues put on the meeting agenda, the heads of the ministries and departments, the hyakims of velayats and a number of etraps and the high-ranking officials of the media sector were invited to the government meeting.

The report on the results of the elections to velayat, etrap and town maslahaty, which were held throughout the country last week, was presented. The Turkmen leader was informed of the ongoing activities of the national Parliament aimed at modernizing the national legal framework.

The report on the preparations for the opening of the transnational railway Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran, which will take place on December 3, was presented.

The leaders of Turkmenistan, the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Kazakhstan will attend the opening ceremony of the important international route. In this regard, the relevant programme was presented to the Turkmen leader for consideration.

The report on the preparations for the closing events of the anniversary year of Magtymguly Fraghi was presented. They will take place in Ashgabat on December 13-15.

The President was informed of the progress in implementing the General Plan of the development of Turkmenbashi international seaport and the merchant navy of Turkmenistan for the period till 2020 and the preparations for the ceremony to mark the arrival of the new vessel Berkarar to Turkmenbashi seaport. The new vessel is designed to carry passengers and trucks.

The information on the proposal of the European Commission to sign the Financing Agreement on technical assistance for implementing the projects on agricultural development and rural development, in the spheres of education and human resources management was presented.

The report on the progress of the seasonal agricultural campaigns focused on the measures for the improvement of water supply and condition of arable lands.

The information on the preparations for the IV International Cotton Fair of Turkmenistan and the International Conference on Cotton Production in Turkmenistan and World Market, which will take place on November 29-30, and the celebrations in honour of the Harvest Day celebrated on the last Sunday of November, was presented.

Focusing on the tasks of supplying irrigation water to farmlands, the President instructed that the conference on the current state and further functioning of the Karakum River would be held.

The President was informed of the measures for the establishment of the National Oil Company of Turkmenistan. In particular, the Charter and other constituent documents of the Closed Corporation with the proposed name NAPECO, which will be owned by the state , have been drafted. It will unite the Agency for Hydrocarbon Resources Management and Use under the President of Turkmenistan, Turkmengaz State Concern, Turkmennebit State Concern, Turkmengeologiya State Corporation and Turkmenbashi oil refineries on a cost-sharing basis.

Approving this proposal as a whole, the Turkmen leader emphasized the need to thoroughly study the organisational activities and gave specific instructions to the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers.

The President was informed of the measures for the modernization of the material and technical base of the fishing fleet and the feasibility of building an industrial facility for breeding sturgeon and producing fish products in Guvlymayak village in Turkmenbashi Etrap, Balkan Velayat.

The report on the preparations for the 6th meeting of the Intergovernmental Turkmenistan-Armenia Commission on economic cooperation, which will be held in Yerevan on December 22-24, and the X specialized goods exhibition of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which will be held in Ashgabat on February 25-27, 2015, was presented.

The report on the work carried out by the Ministry of Communal Services to prepare for the winter season was presented. The information on the measures for the optimization of the activities of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange was presented. The report on the measures taken to ensure social and social stability in the country was presented. The Turkmen leader was informed of the preparations for the New Year celebrations in Ashgabat.

Other domestic policy issues were considered and the decisions were adopted during the meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers.