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PRESIDENT OF TURKMENISTAN ADDRESSES LETTER OF GRATITUDE TO INTERNATIONAL WEIGHTLIFTING FEDERATION
President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov addressed the letter of gratitude and warm greetings to IWF Interim President, Michael Irani. Expressing gratitude for the received letter, the President of Turkmenistan expressed great satisfaction and a feeling of joy with the good news. Turkmen athlete - our compatriot Yulduz Jumabayeva won the gold medal in “clean and jerk” category and the silver medal in “snatch” category in under 45-kg weight category in the 2018 World Weightlifting C...
REPRESENTATIVES OF TURKMENISTAN, AZERBAIJAN AND AFGHANISTAN AGREED ON THE “ROADMAP” OF COOPERATION ON THE LAPIS LAZULI ROUTE
On the 16th of January 2021, a trilateral online meeting of the heads of the interdepartmental group of Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and Afghanistan established to expand the capabilities of the Lapis Lazuli route through cooperation in the sector of transport and communication was held. The Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan in charge of the transport and communication sector Bayramgeldi Ovezov, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan Shahin Abdulla oglu Must...
PRESS RELEASE ON THE INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING OF THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF TURKMENISTAN
On January 16, 2021, the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held an Informational briefing in Ashgabat, dedicated to the commissioning of three infrastructure facilities - a power line in the direction of Kerki (Turkmenistan) - Sheberghan (Afghanistan), a 30-kilometer railway section between stations "Aqina-Andkhoy" and the International fiber-optic communication system and transit flows along the route Ymamnazar (Turkmenistan)...
FRENCH INSTITUTE IN TURKMENISTAN CHANGES ITS ADDRESS
The French Institute (The Institut Français) in Turkmenistan has moved to a new location. Its new address is as follows: 69 Ata Garryev Street (formerly Sokolovsky Street), Ashgabat 744000. Please call 36-83-70 to contact the French Institute staff for more details. For nearly two decades, the French Institute in Turkmenistan has been enthusiastically welcoming Turkmen students coming here to learn the French language. It is the French Agency of the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs....
BASALT FIBERS: A WIDE RANGE OF APPLICATIONS
Large deposits of basalt − a natural igneous (volcanic) rock − in western Turkmenistan are opening up new vistas in the production of composites, Director of the Institute of Chemistry, Durdymurad Gadamov (Ph.D. in Chemistry) believes. The scientist has suggested setting up the production of continuous basalt fibers from locally sourced basalt. They can be used to manufacture many types of products, including reinforcing materials, shaped tubes, fiber reinforced foam concrete wall panels, and...
LATEST ISSUE OF DEMOCRACY AND LAW JUST OUT
The latest issue of ‘Democracy and Law’, a quarterly scholarly journal published by the Institute of State, Law and Democracy, has just come out. It is devoted to the significant date of 2020 – 25 years of Turkmenistan’s neutrality. The issue opens with a speech delivered by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov at the International Conference entitled “Policy of Neutrality and Its Role in Ensuring International Peace, Security and Sustainable Development” held on December 12 to mark Internatio...
COMMISSIONING OF THE GAS-COMPRESSOR STATION IN THE “MALAY” GAS FIELD – THE EXPANSION OF THE EXPORT CAPACITIES OF TURKMENISTAN’S GAS INDUSTRY CONTINUES
On the 15th of January 2021, the commissioning ceremony of the new gas-compressor station in the “Malay” gas field of the Lebap region of Turkmenistan was held in participation of the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. The event was attended by the Chairwoman of Mejlis (Parliament) of Turkmenistan, members of the Government, heads and representatives of a number of ministries and departments of the country, as well as the representatives of the China National Petroleum Corpo...