The opening ceremony of Ashgabat Art Carpet Facility has been held in the capital on December 8. The event, which was timed to the 25th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s neutrality, has highlighted the role of this status of the Motherland in development of the industry, which production is well-known in the world market. Heads and representatives of the State Association Türkmenhaly, city administration, public organizations and mass media, cultural personnel and art masters took part in the ope...

The ceremony of signing documents to launch new joint projects of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and a number of ministries and department of Turkmenistan took place in Ashgabat on December 8, 2020. The event held on occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Permanent Neutrality of Turkmenistan is to emphasize the success of cooperation with the UN agencies to address global issues. The projects are initiated in the framework of the new programme cycle for 2021-2025 in the a...

On the 8th of December 2020, a high-level pledging event for the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) took place via videoconferencing.  The Fund was established 15 years ago in accordance with the Special Resolution of the United Nations General Assembly.  Upon the instructions of the President of Turkmenistan, this Forum was attended by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. In the speech of the head of the external political agency, it was noted that Turkmenistan and its Pre...

On December 8, 2020, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov had a meeting with the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to Turkmenistan Khan Wali Khan Basharmal in the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The meeting began with congratulations and best wishes to the newly appointed Ambassador of Afghanistan to Turkmenistan. The parties expressed mutual commitment to further developme...

The delegation of Turkmenistan took part in the 19th Ministerial Conference of Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) held in the videoconference format. The Turkmen delegation, headed by the Minister of Finance and Economy as the National Coordinator in CAREC, included representatives of the Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of Turkmenistan, the Central Bank, the State Committee on Statistics and the Institute of State, Law and Democracy. Representative...

The State Academy of Arts is currently running in its gallery an end-of-year exhibition of artworks by students representing all departments. The exhibition was first organized in 2016, and it has since been held every December. On display are 300-plus paintings, arts and crafts, created by emerging artists in 2020. First-year student Gyzylgul Khudaiberdyeva presents a painting entitled “Celebrating Neutrality”. Her painting reveals an unexpected approach: it features a little girl with glowi...

On December 7, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has held video conference working session with the officials of agricultural complex with participation of some Deputy Chairmen of the Cabinet of Ministers where heads of relative ministry and profile departments have been also invited. Fulfilment of adopted resolutions, conducted works for improvement of the efficiency of agricultural complex, its transit to digital system, provision of the population with various food products have been rev...