On December 3-5, 2018, Ashgabat hosted a course of lectures of Ambassador Mrs. Swanee Hunt for students and staff of the ministries and government agencies on the theme “The role of women in the security and development process”, organized by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). This course of lectures is devoted to the role of women in conflict resolution, gender stereotypes in matters of war and peace. Speaking at the opening of this event at the International Uni...

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held regular session of the Cabinet of Ministers dedicated to the outcomes of branches of national economy for 11 months of the year. Reports of relative leader have been presented , assessment of the activity of certain ministries and departments have been made and other subjects of the state life have been reviewed during the session. Having announced the agenda, Turkmen leader gave floor to Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers G. Myradov. The Vice...

The fifth meeting of the Coordinating Committee on the World Heritage Serial Nomination of the Silk Road has started at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.  Plenary meetings are set to focus on preparing the transnational serial nomination of monuments closely related to caravan trade between the East and the West in ancient and middle age times.  As the great historical legacy, the Silk Road today provides powerful impulse towards bringing nations and countries closer togethe...

Air tickets for local flights are available now on the internet. General Air Agency of Turkmenhowayollary Service and the State Postal Company have launched online service for booking and sale of air tickets on Turkmenistan airlines website.  Online sale of tickets for international flights will be available after adaptation of automatic system for local flights.  Information about flights schedule, time, price of tickets and other necessary information is available on the website of Turkm...

On December 4, 2018, a video conference was held in Ashgabat to discuss the preparation of the new Aral Sea Basin Program (ASBP-4), which was attended by staff of the IFAS Executive Board, national experts from Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, as well as representatives of international organizations. At the beginning of the meeting, national experts presented reports on the processes for preparing project proposals from their countries. Following the discussion, it was...

On December 4, 2018, the Fifth meeting of the Coordination Committee on the Serial Nomination of the World Heritage of the Silk Road on the UNESCO World Heritage List began at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, which will continue until December 5, 2018. This meeting was attended by the representatives of the national coordination centers and experts from fourteen countries that are members of the Intergovernmental Coordination Committee on the Serial Nomination of the Silk Road...

On the 4th of December, 2018 at the capital’s “Yildyz” hotel there was an Expert Meeting on the theme “Traditional Sports and Games  of the Interactive Atlas of Cultural Interactions along the Silk Road” with the participation of the representatives of UNESCO and other International Organizations. The Representative of Turkmenistan Government and Representative of UNESCO made their presentations in the opening ceremony of the Meeting. Also there was held a presentation of UNESKO’s Silk Road p...