Speaking of the commitment of Turkmenistan to European vector of its foreign policy, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov notes that significant potential of our country allows providing the implementation of large-scale international projects meeting the interests of all participating sides. The events have proved high interest of both Turkmen state and European Union to bring traditional cooperation to new level and to give more stable dynamics to this cooperation bot in bilateral format and on...

26 November is the 105th birthday of Fruma Abramovna Arest, the famous geophysicist and specialist in the sphere of gravimetric cartography and one of the founders of Turkmen geological survey.  Exploration and development of colossal hydrocarbon reserves have started in the 30s of the last century together with gradual study of geological structure of Turkmenistan. The study resulted in forecasts and later on, oil and gas deposits have been discovered. Number of talented geologists and geoph...

Turkmen National team performed successfully at the Western Asia Junior Championship in Tashkent of November 16 – 23. Around 300 junior chess players from 11 countries contested for the medals of the tournament in the age categories of 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 18, 18 and 20 years. The medals were contested in three disciplines – classic, rapid and blitz.  Our team has won five medals – 1 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze. 9th grade student of Ashgabat School No. 50 Azat Nurmamedov won three medals in the...

35 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 and base oil produced at the Turkmenbashi Complex of Oil Refineries. High-density polyethylene, clear sheet glass, cotton yarn and road transport were also sold in foreign currency. The Russian Federation, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Estonia, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan wer...

Targeted work for improvement of national tourism industry is carried out. At present, the State Committee for Tourism supervises seven government and 16 private tourist agencies, which activity is aimed at the introduction of national values and tourism capabilities of the country to Turkmenistan citizens and foreign guests.  Internet resources especially the websites of the State Committee for Tourism, government and private travel agencies are widely used for the popularization of tourist...

The Conference Hall of the capital’s Yyldyz Hotel hosted a round table dedicated to the aspects of integration of national minorities into all spheres of public life. The meeting was attended by the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Lamberto Zannier, the Head of the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, Natalya Drozd, advisers to the OSCE High Commissioner, Bob Deen, Andrei Khanzhin and Elzbieta Kuzborska, representatives of ministries and government agencies of Turkmenistan, the country’s publi...

On November 23, 2018, a delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan took part in the 14th Ministerial Meeting "European Union - Central Asia" at the level of heads of foreign ministries of Central Asia and the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Ms. F.Mogherini. During the meeting, the sides discussed a wide range of issues of mutual interest, including the further development of relations between the EU and the countries of...