On the 18th of January 2021, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov had a working trip across the capital of Turkmenistan, during which he got acquainted with the state of affairs at the construction sites of Ashgabat where administrative and social facilities are being built.    It is vital to note that Turkmenistan efficiently cooperates with the “Bouygues Batiment International” company for many years which has made a notable contribution into the formation of new architectura...

On January 18, 2021, the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan registered the “Sputnik V” vaccine and issued a corresponding certificate. Kirill Dmitriev, General Director of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), said that “Turkmenistan became the first country in Central Asia to officially approve the use of the “Sputnik V” vaccine on its territory. The partners highly appreciated the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine, which today is one of the world's leading dr...

On the 16th of January 2021, a trilateral online meeting of the heads of the interdepartmental group of Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and Afghanistan established to expand the capabilities of the Lapis Lazuli route through cooperation in the sector of transport and communication was held. The Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan in charge of the transport and communication sector Bayramgeldi Ovezov, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan Shahin Abdulla oglu Must...

Last week, 158 transactions were registered at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan. In foreign currency, entrepreneurs from Great Britain, the UAE, Turkey, Switzerland, Malta, Afghanistan, among others, bought aviation kerosene, gasoline, hydrotreated diesel fuel, residual oil, and petroleum bitumen, produced at the Turkmenbashi Refinery Complex. Businessmen from the UAE, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan made deals for purchasing ECO 93 gasoline (Turkmengaz State Concern)...

The Karakum is the ancient name given to a great and vast region of sand desert, partly consisting of steppes. It is one of the largest deserts in Central Asia and in the world. Occupying about three-fourths of the area of Turkmenistan, it is situated between the Kopetdag Mountains, the Karabil and Badkhyz uplands in the south, the Khorezm Plain in the north, the Amudarya River valley in the east, and the Western Uzboy riverbed in the west. Its total area, over 350, 000 square kilometers, exceed...

The latest issue of ‘Democracy and Law’, a quarterly scholarly journal published by the Institute of State, Law and Democracy, has just come out. It is devoted to the significant date of 2020 – 25 years of Turkmenistan’s neutrality. The issue opens with a speech delivered by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov at the International Conference entitled “Policy of Neutrality and Its Role in Ensuring International Peace, Security and Sustainable Development” held on December 12 to mark Internatio...

On January 14, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, who has come on a working trip to Lebap region, held offsite extended session of the Cabinet of Ministers in the Ruhiyet Palace. Life activity of the State have been reviewed and drafts of some documents have been reviewed at the session. In the beginning, Speaker of the Mejlis G. Mammedova has informed about activity of National Parliament for further modernization of legal and regulatory base of the country as well as on explanatory and pr...