The meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan

Today, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov held an online meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, at which the work carried out in the country for eight months of the current year, was summed up.

Chairwoman of the Mejlis D.Gulmanova, who informed on results of the activity of the national parliament for the January-August period of this year, was first to take the floor.

As she informed, during the considered period, proceeding from programs of political, social, economic, and cultural development of our fatherland, principles of the Constitution of Turkmenistan as well as on the basis of the proposals received from the ministries and sectoral departments, 15 legal acts were adopted. Among them laws of Turkmenistan «On approval and introduction of the Civil Code of Turkmenistan», «On the court», «On the uniform state register of voters», «On establishment of the anniversary medal of Turkmenistan «Türkmenistanyň Bitaraplygynyň 30 ýyllygyna», «On acceding to the Protocol to the International Convention on Load Lines». Along with it, according to realities of the time amendments and additions were made to the legal acts connected with criminal, arbitration, civil, criminal procedure, family and labour relations, tax, administrative-industrial issues, activity in the sphere of motor transport, migration, bodies of internal affairs and customs. In the specified period, 11 resolutions of the Mejlis were also adopted.

With a view of fulfilment of the instructions of the National Leader of the Turkmen people on preparation for the next meeting of the Khalk Maslakhaty, corresponding work is carried out together with the Khalk Maslakhaty, Cabinet, profile ministries and departments, khyakimliks, large public associations. At the same time, necessary organization-methodical aid is provided to local offices of the Khalk Maslakhaty in velayats, etraps and cities in the given sphere.

She also informed that 7 credentials were received from Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassadors of various states accredited in Turkmenistan. Within the strengthening of fruitful relations 47 meetings concerning bilateral cooperation with representatives of parliaments of various states, foreign diplomatic missions were held. Along with it, deputies and specialists of the Mejlis took part in 70 seminars on improvement of legislative activity and maintenance of realisation of state programs organised together with authoritative international structures. With a view of exploration of advanced experience in legislation, 24 business trips of national members of the parliament were organized abroad.

With assistance of Hero-Arkadag and the head of the state in the Avaza national tourist zone on the margins of the Third Conference of the United Nations on land locked developing countries, the Parliamentary forum was held and by its results, the Parliamentary appeal was adopted.

Summing up the information, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov noted the importance of appropriate preparation for the meeting of the Khalk Maslakhaty as well as further improvement of the legislative basis of the country.