On January 24-25, 2019, the 6th EU-Central Asia High Level Conference on Environment and Water Cooperation at the level of deputy ministers was held in Tashkent. The conference was attended by deputy ministers, diplomats and specialists responsible for environmental policy, climate change and water resources of the countries of Central Asia and the European Union. The Turkmen delegation at the Forum was headed by the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources. The conference partic...

President of Turkmenistan, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the country Army General Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held extended session of the State Security Council where outcomes of activity of military and law enforcement agencies of the country in 2018, provision of peace and security, further improvement off equipment and facilities base of security forces have been reviewed. Priority tasks of these departments in 2019 has also been discussed. Early in the morning the Head of the St...

On January 25, 2019 the Ambassador of Turkmenistan to the Republic of the Armenia Muhammetgeldi Ayazov presented his credentials to the President of the Republic of Armenia Armen Sarkisyan. After the presentation of credentials, the Ambassador and the President held a bilateral meeting, during which the Ambassador conveyed warm greetings and best wishes on behalf of President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov addressed to the President of the Republic of Armenia. Also, during the m...

Ceremony of construction launch of Ashgabat – Turkmenabat highway was held. As it was informed at the session of the Cabinet of Ministers on January 11, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov signed the Resolution, having authorised Türkmen Awtoban CJSV, the member of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, to make project design and construction of Ashgabat – Turkmenabat highway and its facilities. This decision is aimed at successful implementation of set objectives for comprehensive in...

On January 24, 2019, political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and France were held at the MFA of Turkmenistan. The French delegation was headed by Ms. Florence Mangin, Director of the Continental Europe Office of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs of France. At the beginning of the talks, the sides exchanged views on the prospects for cooperation between Turkmenistan and France. The importance of activating bilateral visits on the level of the...

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held digital video conference session of the Cabinet of Ministers where reports on works in different branches of the economy of the country have been presented. First, the Head of the State called Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers P. Agamyradov who reported on the development of new Provision on work appointment of the graduates of high and secondary professional education facilities. In the mean time, Ministers of Education M. Geldiniyazov was c...

‘Challenges of Desert Development’, an international scientific and practical journal, published by the National Institute of Deserts, Flora and Fauna of the State Committee of Turkmenistan for Environmental Protection and Land Resources, focuses on scientific research results and development of desert lands in Turkmenistan and beyond. Its sections contain scholarly and informative articles on research in the fields of geography, geomorphology, hydrogeology, hydrology, climate change, flora and...