On the 3rd of November the President of Turkmenistan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the country, General of the Army Serdar Berdimuhamedov held a meeting of the State Security Council, at which the results of the work of the military and law enforcement bodies for the ten months of this year were summed up. The agenda also included issues of ensuring security and peace in the independent Fatherland, strengthening the material and technical base of the power structures, and further improving their activities.

The first to speak was the Secretary of the State Security Council, Minister of Defence of Turkmenistan Begench Gundogdyyev, who reported on the work done in January–October of this year to strengthen the country’s defence capability within the framework of the Armed Forces Development Programme. In addition, a report was presented on the progress of the ongoing conscription campaign, the measures being taken to enhance the professionalism of officers, and the results of the military parade held in honour of the 35th anniversary of the sacred Independence of Turkmenistan.

The Secretary of the State Security Council, Minister of Defence of Turkmenistan Begench Gundogdyyev, on behalf of all servicemen, once again expressed gratitude to the head of state for his participation in the opening of a new complex of buildings and facilities of a military unit of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan.

Having heard the report, the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov placed emphasis on the need to take practical steps to develop the Armed Forces of the country, modernise their material and technical base, and improve the service and living conditions of servicemen.

Next, the heads of the military and law enforcement bodies of Turkmenistan presented reports on the work carried out over the ten months of this year in the structures under their authority, on the implementation of previously given instructions, as well as on the measures being taken to improve the activities of the respective agencies.

Summing up the reports, the President of Turkmenistan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the country, General of the Army Serdar Berdimuhamedov instructed to continue taking effective measures to ensure security and protect the national interests of the country.

Addressing the members of the State Security Council, the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the country stressed that, in accordance with the Military Doctrine of Turkmenistan, which is purely defensive in nature, practical steps are being taken aimed at ensuring at a high level the security and territorial integrity of the independent, permanently neutral Fatherland, strengthening its defence capability, and improving the social and living conditions of the defenders of the Fatherland and their family members. As noted, work in this direction will be continued.

A number of other issues were considered at the meeting of the State Security Council, on which appropriate decisions were made.

State News Agency of Turkmenistan