In his address to President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, President of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), David Lappartient informed on the decision of the UCI Steering Committee to award the Turkmen leader for his immense contribution to the development of world cycling. “On behalf of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), I express my sincere gratitude for your invaluable contribution to the development of sports and the Olympic movement in Turkmenistan. “I am pleased to inform you...

On June 2, 2020, a meeting was held between the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov and the Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Industry and Trade of the Republic of Tatarstan of the Russian Federation A.Karimov. At the meeting organized by video conference, the Turkmen delegation was represented by the heads of the Türkmenhimiýa and Türkmennebit State Concerns, the heads of the Türkmendeňizderýaýollary and Türkmenawtoulaglary...

On June 2, 2020, a meeting on the modernization of the Energy Charter Treaty was held in a video conference format. The multilateral negotiations were attended by delegations of the Energy Charter Secretariat, the European Union, Austria, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Belgium, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Georgia, Spain, Kazakhstan, Cyprus, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Turkey, Finland, France, Croatia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, and Japan. A representat...

On June 2, 2020, a two-day discussion in the format of a video conference on recommendations related to the transformation of the print media of Turkmenistan began its work at the Yildiz Hotel. The presentation was organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and OSCE Center in Ashgabat as part of the project “Supporting the implementation of media reforms and improving media laws”. The event is attended by leaders and representatives of the OSCE, representatives of several mi...

On June 2, 2020, the Ombudsman of Turkmenistan met with experts on human rights from the countries of the Asia-Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions. The session, organized in the form of a video conference, was held in the framework of cooperation between UNDP and the Office of the Ombudsman of Turkmenistan. The meeting was attended by Y. Gurbannazarova, Ombudsman of Turkmenistan, N. Natsvishvili, acting UNDP Resident Representative in our country, R. Komenda, OHCHR Regional Re...

Yevgeny Ivanovich Mikhelson celebrates the 80th anniversary. The date is impressive. In my opinion, it has no relevance to the character of artist-director Yevgeny Mikhelson, who created more than thirty animated films for children. Yevgeny Ivanovich, being in the world of fairy tales for most of his creative life, is still penetrated with their essence, where, along with folk wisdom, children's immediacy in the perception of the world lives. “Every child is a person with absolute purity. Chi...

Dear children, I congratulate you all on the International Day for Protection of Children! I wish you health, happiness and great achievements in life. The first of June is observed in many countries around the world to honor children. This Day means not only the first day of the summer and the first day of the long school holidays, but something more meaningful for children’s future. Protection of children’s rights is an obligation in many international documents and resolutions which Tur...