On April 15, 2020, political consultations were held in the form of a videoconference between the foreign policy agencies of Turkmenistan and Ukraine at the level of the Deputy foreign ministers of the two countries. Having exchanged warm greetings, the parties noted the friendly character inherent in Turkmen-Ukrainian relations. During the consultations, the parties discussed a wide range of issues related to priority areas of political relations between the two countries. Also, during th...

Президент Гурбангулы Бердымухамедов подписал ряд Распоряжений, нацеленных на активизацию деятельности соответствующих министерств и ведомств нашей страны по выполнению поставленных важных задач в сфере охраны окружающей среды и расширения сотрудничества с авторитетными международными организациями в данном направлении. Как известно, одним из приоритетных направлений государственной политики Президента Туркменистана является экологическая составляющая, с которой напрямую сопряжены масштабные п...

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held a video conference working session with the participation of the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers who are in charge of agricultural complex and hyakims of velayats and Ashgabat. Current issues of social and economic development of the capital and regions including in the urban construction sphere, timely completion of seasonal agricultural works as well as preparation to coming holidays have been reviewed at the session. First, the Head o...

On the 14th of April 2020, a working meeting was held in the premises of the MFA of Turkmenistan between the representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a number of other state ministries and departments of Turkmenistan on the issue of joining international documents of the United Nations, particularly the agreements and conventions in the field of sustainable transport.  The international experts have also participated to the session through videoconferencing. During the session,...

Ancient Merv – the Soul of Kings. The great Central Asian city, long ago known as Maru-shakhu-jan (Mary – the Soul of Kings), was founded in a fertile oasis of the Murgab River. It includes a system of nearby ancient settlements from different historical epochs, although in other ancient cities new settlements were traditionally built at sites of the old ones. This makes the city totally unique. The settlements of Ancient Merv cover an area of thousands of hectares today! Erk-kala, Gyaur-kala...

On April 10, 2020, a meeting in the video conference format with the Head of the International Monetary Fund Mission to Turkmenistan Natalia Tamirisa was held in the UN Building in Ashgabat.     The Turkmen side was led by the Deputy Minister of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan.  The representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the Central Bank also took part in the session.   During the meeting, the parties discussed the issues of economic nature pertaining to...

Today, on the 10th of April 2020, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov took part in the extraordinary Summit of the Turkic Council upon the invitation of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev who is chairing the Cooperation Council of the Turkic-speaking States.   The Summit which was held through videoconferencing united the Heads of States of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Turkey and Uzbekistan.  The Prime Minister of Hungary, Secretary-G...