On May 10, 2018, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan there were political consultations between the foreign ministries of Turkmenistan and Palestine. The Palestinian delegation was headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Mazen Shamia. The parties discussed the current state of relations and outlined the directions for their further expansion. Noting the high level of political and diplomatic cooperation, the sides expressed their commitment to the activation of relations emanating fr...

According to good traditions, cities and towns of the country honour the memory of the heroes lost in war and the veterans. This remarkable date occupies important day of national calendar as a symbol of patriotism and courage of Turkmen people, its invariable commitment to the principles of peace-loving and creation, wise advices of the ancestors.  Prior this glorious day, educational facilities of Turkmenistan held the meetings with representative of elder generation, thematic exhibitions,...

On May 9-10, 2018, a Coordination Meeting of the Executive Committee of IFAS with international partners on development of programs related to solving the problems of the Aral Sea Basin took place in the conference hall of the hotel "Archabil" in Ashgabat. The main goal of the meeting was to discuss new forms of cooperation between EC IFAS and international partners on development, as well as to establish contacts and intensify the interaction aimed at solving the problems of the Aral Sea Bas...

In the first days of the Great Patriotic War, Chief Pilot of Aeroflot Alexander Golovanov addressed the Supreme Command Headquarter with the proposal to staff the long-range aviation with the pilots of civil aviation fleet. They did not require any additional training. The initiative of Golovanov was approved and shortly after that he was appointed as the commander of long-range aviation. By the end of war, in August 1944, Alexander Golovanov became the Air Chief Marshall.  The war required t...

“I cordially congratulate you on the Day of Victory in the 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War - a significant date that occupies a special place in the world history”, said President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov addressing the people of Turkmenistan.  “The Victory Day expresses the people’s aspiration for peace, friendship, humanity, unity and cohesion, and this is the deep meaning of this holiday. The openness, peacefulness, patriotism, fearlessness, courage are the traits inherent in the national m...

On May 8, 2018, OSCE Human Dimension Committee meeting on "Gender Equality" took place in Vienna. The Ombudsman of Turkmenistan Y.Gurbannazarova attended this meeting and presented a report on the gender situation in the country. In her speech, Y.Gurbannazarova informed the meeting about the gender policy of Turkmenistan, equal participation of women in all spheres of socio-political, economic, social and cultural life of the country. In particular, she noted that within the framework of the...

On May 8, 2018, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Moldova in Turkmenistan (with residence in Kiev) Mr. Ruslan Bolbochan. During the negotiations, the parties discussed the current state and prospects for the development of cooperation. The participants of the meeting noted the need for intensification of the political dialogue, diplomatic interaction within the framework of internation...