On January 26, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has made working trip around the capital, having inspected the construction of the Garagum hotel with multi-profile business center and park located nearby as well as Ashgabat – Turkmenabat highway. Some Deputy Chairmen of the Cabinet of Minister, heads of Ashgabat Administration, some ministries and profile departments have met the head of the state at the facilities, which are built in the northern part of the capital. Inspecting the con...

On the 26th of January 2021, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held inter-MFA consultations with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus Vladimir Makei.  During the meeting, the Ministers discussed present issues of bilateral cooperation in the political-diplomatic, trade-economic, cultural and humanitarian spheres. The importance of high-level contacts which contribute to strengthening of interstate ties was highlighted.    The Ministers exp...

On January 25, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov made a working trip around the capital, during which inspected the construction of some important facilities and projects of integrated modernization of social infrastructure of the city as well expressed interest in work for breeding of Turkmen shepherds, which are national heritage of Turkmen people. Minister of Industry and Construction Production, Chairman of International Turkmen Shepherd Dog Association S. Berdimuhamedov and Chairman of...

An online seminar held recently within the framework of the joint EU-Turkmenistan project “Support for Public Administration Capacity Building in Turkmenistan” brought together specialists and professors of the Academy of Civil Service under the President of Turkmenistan. The main goal of the seminar is to assist the Academy of Civil Service in the development of a Master's Programme in public administration, based on the best practices of the leading countries of Europe and the CIS and takin...

Three plant species listed in the Red Data Book of Turkmenistan are found in the Kaplankyr State Nature Reserve and are protected by its staff. They are Salsola chiwensis, Malacocarpus crithmifolius, and Ammodendron eichwaldii (Eichwald sand acacia). The Ustyurt Plateau has been home to Salsola chiwensis since ancient times. Reaching half a meter tall, this subshrub grows as an isolated plant and form thickets in the Plateau or in the Sarykamysh Depression. Salsola chiwensis blooms in July an...

That is just the way of the world – frontier guards patrol our home country’s borders at any time of the day or night, in any weather, on weekdays and holidays to preserve peace and protect the lives of their fellow countrymen. “If you want peace, prepare for war!” as the wise maxim goes, and service members enhance their professional development and training. These men perform their primary duty and are ready to defend their Motherland at any time. Ahead of the professional holiday, Motherla...

Last week, 35 transactions were registered at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan. In foreign currency, entrepreneurs from the UAE and Afghanistan bought aviation kerosene and hydrotreated diesel fuel produced at the Turkmenbashi Refinery Complex. Businessmen from the UAE, Afghanistan and Scotland made deals for purchasing ECO-93 gasoline (Turkmengaz State Concern) and representatives of business circles from Hong Kong and Switzerland – carbamide (Turkmenkhimiya Sta...