On the occasion of the 27th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s independence (Sept. 27), Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov signed a decree pardoning a number of convicts, the Altyn Asyr TV channel reported Sept. 25.

The President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has signed a decree "On the reception into the citizenship of Turkmenistan”, the "Neutral Turkmenistan" newspaper wrote Sept. 25.

"Parakhat" local enterprise in Turkmenistan has started production of dairy products at the plant, commissioned in the Metropolitan residential area of "Yalkym", the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan (UIET) said in a statement.

Representatives from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan participated in an OSCE-supported regional seminar “Combating financing of terrorism: best practices within the OSCE region” in Ashgabat, the OSCE said in a message.

Turkmenistan is closely coordinating its activity with the UN in the fight against terrorism, drug trafficking and other threats, the country’s foreign ministry said in a message.

The Turkmen delegation will participate in the economic forum and session of the Governing Council of the United Nations Special Program for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA) scheduled for September 20-21 in Almaty city (Kazakhstan), the Turkmen government said in a message.

The Ministry of Communications of Turkmenistan has launched a large-scale project entitled "Development of telecommunication networks of Turkmenistan", the "Neutral Turkmenistan" newspaper wrote.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, at a government meeting, pointed to the need to continue the electrification of railways, Turkmen media reported.

Turkmentelecom, the national telecommunications company in Turkmenistan, has reduced internet tariffs for rural areas, the company said in a message.

The delegation led by Andrei Rybakov, the Chairman of the Belarusian State Oil and Chemistry Concern has visited Turkmenistan, the Embassy of Belarus in Ashgabat said in a statement.