One of the founders of the national composing school, Ashir Kuliyev, would be turning 100 on 21 December. A People’s Artist of the USSR, a People’s Artist of Turkmenistan, a merited cultural worker, a winner of the Magtymguly National Award, a professor of the National Conservatory, he was born on 21 December 1918 in the village of Koshi (now a residential area in Ashgabat). He completed primary school at the Ilbayev Boarding school. In 1933, Ashir enrolled in the musical department of the colle...

On December 19, 2018, a round table meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan to discuss the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Turkmenistan. The round table was attended by the representatives of the ministries and sectoral departments of Turkmenistan, heads of representative offices of UN agencies and departments in Turkmenistan. Speaking at the meeting, the Deputy Minister of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan E.Annamuhamedov noted that...

Pilot motorcade along Lazuli Route (Afghanistan – Turkmenistan – Azerbaijan – Georgia – Turkey) arrives in Ashgabat according to the Agreement on Transit and Transport Cooperation. As is known, the motorcade started off Herat on December 13 and arrived in Ashgabat today. The caravan will go to Turkmenbashy International Seaport from where it will be shipped by ferry to the Republic of Azerbaijan and farther to Turkey via Georgia. The motorcade transports agricultural goods produced by Afgh...

Completion cycle of Turkmenistan 2018 Sky Running Cup was completed by 18-km race in picturesque Kopetdag foothills. It was organized by Agama mountaineering club with the support of the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs. Early in the morning, the participants of the race started off toward the check point located at the first station of the capital cable road. Alekper Ahmedov took the lead at this part of the race, having outrun his closest pursuer Gadurdy Hydyrov for six minutes. Sergey...

Homespun blankets and cushions made of camel and sheep wool are still actual in many Turkmen families. It seems as it is not only natural material but also the warmth of one’s grandmother’s hands, which carefully work over the item that makes you feel comfortable and warm. In our age of high technologies, this work is given to modern machines for processing of wool and production of wide range of practical and environmentally friendly articles. Development of national textile industry stimula...

The main New Year Tree of the country was lit up with bright light of colourful garlands on the square in front of Älem Cultural and Entertainment Centre, having announced that New Year 2019 is coming soon.  Organizers of current event have made their best, having transformed Älem Square into fairy take oriental country using the stories from the book of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov “Turkmenistan – the Heart of the Silk Road”.  Arch shaped construction decorated with bright lights i...

30 transactions were registered past week at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan.  Businessmen from Afghanistan purchased, in foreign currency, hydrotreated diesel fuel produced at the Turkmenbashi Complex of Oil Refineries, and gasoline from the Seydi Oil Refinery; businessmen from the Russian Federation, the UAE, the UK, the Republic of Turkey and the Republic of Uzbekistan bought fine-grained potassium chloride, technical carbon and technical iodine (Turkmenhimiy...