President of Turkmenistan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, General of the Army Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov chaired a meeting of the State Security Council, during which the work done by the military and law enforcement agencies for the first half of the year were considered and specific measures, which would facilitate achieving the targets, were identified.

The heads of the military and law enforcement agencies reported on the progress in the military reform initiated by the Turkmen leader to strengthen the national army and the measures taken to improve the conditions of service and life of the defenders of the Motherland and enhance the prestige of military specialities. The reports also spotlighted the measures taken to strengthen the material and technical basis of the Armed Forces, train military specialists and create the favourable conditions for their work and recreation.

The information on the measures taken to ensure inviolability of the state border, carry out prosecutor’s supervision, maintain public order, improve the judicial system, combat illicit drug trafficking and drug abuse and effectively check the goods crossing the border.

Commenting on the reports, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov gave specific instructions to the high-ranking military and law enforcement officials and specified the main areas for development of these agencies in the near future.

Other issues were considered and the decisions were adopted during the meeting of the State Security Council.