President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov left on working trip to Balkan Velayat. Before the flight, the President gave instructions to relative leaders regarding further development of the International Airport of the capital.  Upon arrival to Turkmenbashy International Airport, the Head of the State was met by the Hyakim of the velayat, number of Deputy Chairmen of the Cabinet of Ministers, leaders of military and law enforcement agencies.  The main objective of working trip of the Head of the...

Past week at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan 38 transactions were registered.  For the foreign currency businessmen from Great Britain and others bought hydrofined diesel fuel manufactured at Turkmenbashi oil refineries complex. Besides it, for the foreign currency terry products, cotton fabric and yarn were realised. The countries-buyers: Russia, the United Arab Emirates and others. The total sum of transactions made up about 24 million US dolla...

The 22nd International Conference and Exhibition “Oil and Gas of Turkmenistan-2017” (OGT-2017) has been opened in an Exhibition Center of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The forum was organized by the State Concern “Turkmennebit” and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the country.  The OGT-2017 Forum has occupied a firm position and won high prestige in the world business arena, and the representativeness of its participants shows the great interest which is caused by modern Turkme...

At the end of the document signing ceremony, the Heads of two states addressed the representatives of mass media.  Speaking to the press, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov noted with delight the efficiency of the negotiations, during which the sides discussed the condition of bilateral relations, shared the opinions on number of international issues that present mutual interest. Large package of documents defining Turkmen – Tajik cooperation in important directions has been signed.  Turk...

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov paid a two-day official visit to the Republic of Tajikistan. Prime Minister of the Republic of Tajikistan Kohir Rasulzoda and other officials extended a cordial welcome to the President of Turkmenistan at the International Airport in Dushanbe.  The motorcade of the President of Turkmenistan headed from the airport to the Government residence.  The motorcade of the Turkmen leader from his residence headed to the Kasri Millat Palace, the ve...

The capital's sports complex "Galkynysh" hosted the open championship of Ashgabat for universal combat. The tournament is organized in preparation for the Asian Hand-to-Hand Fight Championship, which will be held from 10 to 12 November in Tashkent. In this connection, the rules of the competition were slightly changed and approximated to the rules of the upcoming continental championship.  The participants of the championship - about 100 athletes from the Akhal, Balkan regions and Ashgabat -...

... As it was already said, some types of ancient folk and sports games have acquired the status of official sports disciplines nowadays. Among them are, first of all, the goresh national wrestling and horse racing. By the way, the equestrian competitions of our ancestors resemble modern show jumping.  It's good that our ancestors, carefully transferring these games from generation to generation, have preserved them till our days as part of our great cultural heritage that has enriched the tr...