President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held video conference working session with participation of hyakims of velayats and Ashgabat where issues of social and economic development of the capital and regions as well as course of seasonal field works have been reviewed. First, the Head of the State called Hyakim of Ashgabat Sh. Durdiliyev who reported on the situation in the capital. The Hyakim also informed about the rates of construction of big facilities, activities for provision of their timel...

On the 10th of June 2019, the 108th Session of the International Labour Conference has started in the Palace of Nations in Geneva. During the plenary session, the addresses of more than 40 heads of states and governments of the ILO Member States are awaited.  During the plenary session, the delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Minister of Labour and Social Protection of Population will give a speech highlighting the main achievements of the country for the past 25 years of Turkmenistan’s...

The Consulate of Turkmenistan in Astrkhan jointly with the Russian side has organized and held a number of events dedicated to the celebration of the 295th birthday anniversary of Makhtumkuli Fragi in administrative centers of Astrakhan region and the Republic of Kalmykia. On the 5th of June 2019, a flower laying ceremony to the monument of Makhtumkuli Fragi, as well as joint Turkmen-Astrakhan concert in the Astrakhan State Philharmonic Theatre took place.  On the 7th of June 2019, the first...

Sixth session of the Mejlis of the sixth convocation where number of new laws and regulatory and legal act has been adopted took place. Heads of some ministries and departments, representatives of mass media were invited to participate in the session. Draft Laws on Trademarks and Appellation of Origin of Goods have been presented to deputies for review. The participants noted that large-scale programmes of modernization and diversification of national economy, rapid industrialization of the r...

9 transactions have been registered at the trades of the State Commodity and Raw Material Exchange of Turkmenistan last week. For foreign currency, entrepreneurs from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan have bought high-density polyethylene produced by Kiyanly polymeric plant. In addition, for foreign currency, colourless glass, cotton yarn and fibre have been sold to Russia, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. Total amount of transaction exceeded 329,000 Us dollars. For nati...

On the 7th of June 2019, a meeting was held in the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan in the framework of the preparations to the presentation of the National Voluntary Review on the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the country.  The key leading representatives of relevant ministries and agencies of Turkmenistan, as well as the representatives of UN agencies took part in the meeting.  During the meeting, the preliminary presentation of the...

On the 7th of June 2019, a seminar on the Regional project “Ecosystem-based land use and preservation of ecosystems along the lower sections of Amu Darya River” was held in the “Yildiz” hotel of Ashgabat city.  The coordinator of this project that is implemented in partnership with the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) is the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment Protection of Turkmenistan.     The representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment Protection, M...