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A meeting of the Cabinet of Μinisters of Turkmenistan

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President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov chaired a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, during which the plans of important events scheduled for this week, the priority tasks of social and economic development of the country and other important issues of the domestic policy were considered.

The reports focused on the preparations for the first meeting of Turkmenistan-Slovenia Commission on trade and economic cooperation, which will be held in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

The President was informed of the agenda of the trilateral meeting of the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Turkey.

The report on the preparations for the first meeting of the intergovernmental Turkmenistan-Lithuania Commission on economic cooperation, which will be held in Vilnius Republic of Lithuania on January 30, was presented.

The report on the ongoing work on the amendments and additions to the list of customs duties on certain goods in order to provide economic support for local producers was presented.

The information on the activities of the national Parliament to further modernize the legislative and regulatory framework was presented.

The report on the measures taken to further develop Ashgabat, in particular transport and communal infrastructure of the city, was presented.

The reports on the progress of seasonal agricultural activities, the measures taken to increase the production of fruits, vegetables, watermelons and melons, store cocoons for 2015 and conclude the contracts with tenant farmers and the progress in implementing the tree planting programme were presented.

The information on the organization of the international conference on cooperation in water resources management and environmental protection, which will be held in Ashgabat in April this year, was presented.

The report on the ongoing work in the fuel to and energy sector on the transition to the international classification system of deposit reserves, perspective and expected reserves of oil and gas was presented.

The report on the preparations for cultural events, which will take place in February to mark the opening ceremonies of social and cultural facilities, and the ongoing work on the Explanatory Dictionary of the Turkmen language and orthographic dictionaries was presented.

The diagrams and drawings of the layouts of the building complex of Turkmen Institute of Communal Economy were presented to the Turkmen leader for consideration.

The report on the outcomes of Turkmenistan-US Business Forum, which was held in Ashgabat on January 21, was presented.

The information on the preparations for the International Exhibition of furniture and household goods, which will bring together leading Turkmen manufacturers and foreign companies in Ashgabat on January 28-30, was presented.

The report on the third meeting of the intergovernmental Turkmenistan-Saudi Arabia Commission on trade and economic cooperation, which will be held in Riyadh, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on January 28-29, was presented.

The President signed the Resolutions, including on the approval of the National Action Programme on Gender Equality in Turkmenistan for 2015-2020, the establishment of the intergovernmental Turkmenistan-Lithuania Commission on economic cooperation on the Turkmen side, the international conference on water resources management and environmental protection in Ashgabat, the construction of a turbine power plant with capacity of 254 MW in Beyik Turkmenbashi Etrap, Lebap Vealayat. The programme of celebrations and events in honour of the 20th anniversary of the Health State Programme.

The President issued the Resolution approving the Regulations on the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan and the list of types of foreign and domestic trade contracts to be registered with the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange.

The Turkmen leader issued the Resolution on the purchase and installation of communication equipment with the view to increase capacity of fibre optic communication lines and Internet speed and instructed to keep strict control of the implementation of the planned works.

The President signed the Resolution on the establishment of the subdivisions of Turkmenhovayollary State National Service - the Ashgabat International Airport, the Hökümet awiasiýasy enterprise and the municipal utility enterprise.

In accordance with the document, a joint stock company will be established at the Turkmenistan aviation enterprise and its organizational and legal form will be changed.

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