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A meeting of the State Security Council of Turkmenistan

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President of Turkmenistan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan General of the Army Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held the first meeting of the State Security Council in the new 2016, during which the work done by the military and law enforcement agencies in 2015 was discussed and the important tasks of ensuring peace, stability and law and order were identified.

The members of the State Security Council reported on the current situation in the spheres under their supervision and the fulfilment of the Turkmen leader’s instructions.

The reports on the progress in implementing the military reform aimed at creating the most favourable conditions for service and life of military servants and building the capacity of the national army through strengthening the material and technical base of all the Armed Forces troops and training professional military personnel were presented.

The information on the situation on the state border and the measures taken in 2015 to enhance the protection of the sacred borders of the Motherland and speed up the implementation of a number of construction projects, in particular the projects of modern frontier posts, was presented.

President of Turkmenistan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov reprimanded Minister of National Security G. Hojamberdiev for the unsatisfactory performance of his duties and the shortfalls in his work.

The report on the work done by the Ministry of Internal Affairs in 2015 and the measures taken to prevent offenses, maintain social order and stability and safeguard the legitimate rights and freedoms of citizens was presented. The information on the measures taken to create the necessary conditions for pedestrians and drivers and prevent fires was presented. The report spotlighted the work done by the prosecutor’s offices and judicial bodies.

Emphasizing the need to enhance the measures to reduce tobacco smoking and expressing extreme dissatisfaction with the weakened control over the activities of the subordinate institutions and the shortfalls in the work of the State Service for the Protection of Security of the Healthy Society, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov severely reprimanded the Head of the above-mentioned Service and lowered him in rank from colonel to lieutenant colonel. The Turkmen leader said that A. Osmanov would be dismissed if he failed to eliminate the shortfalls.

It was noted that the customs services had intensified significantly their activities in recent years, following the establishment of Turkmenistan as an important hub of transport and transit on the Eurasian continent.

According to the reports, the activities of the Migration Service of Turkmenistan in 2015 reflected to the growing interest of world’s political and business circles and foreigners in Turkmenistan.

The report on the measures taken in 2015 to improve the national legal framework, using the international best law-making practice, was presented.

In conclusion, President of Turkmenistan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces General of the Army Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov focused on the importance of the close well-coordinated work of the law enforcement agencies that stood guard over the interests of the state and the people.

Other issues were discussed and the decisions were adopted at the meeting of the State Security Council.