On February 5, 2019, an International media-forum dedicated to the First Caspian economic forum was held in the premises of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan in Ashgabat. Representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and other relevant ministries and organizations, foreign journalists accredited in Turkmenistan, representatives of international news agencies, newspapers and magazines, TV and radio channels of the littoral states, as well as representatives...

Turkmenistan has started the detailed preparation to the First Caspian Economic Forum to be held on the 12th of August 2019 in the National Tourist Zone “Avaza.”  It is favorably symbolical that the date of this first in the history large Caspian forum coincides with the Day of the Caspian Sea. The implementation of measures on preparation and hosting the First Caspian Economic Forum unfolds in accordance with the Concept of holding the Forum affirmed by the President of Turkmenistan Gurbangu...

On the 4th of February 2019, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the delegation headed by Tadamichi Yamamoto, UN Secretary-General Special Representative for Afghanistan and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan that arrived to our country on a working visit.  During the meeting, the parties stressed the importance of reaching peace and settlement in the brotherly country as a model of Turkmenistan’s unchanging unity with neighbori...

On the 4th of February, 2019 a meeting was held at the Ministry of the Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the representatives of the Interstate Found for Humanitarian cooperation of the Commonwealth of Independent States (IFHC) Ms. Elvira Dolya, Deputy executive director of the IFHC of the CIS and Mr. Alexander Goncharov, the counselor of the Directorate, who came to Ashgabat on a working visit. During the meeting an exchange of views took place with the Commonwealth of Independent States r...

In the morning, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov made cycling ride in the Kopetdag foothills as well as visited Ahalteke Equestrian Complex. Early in the morning, the Head of Turkmenistan came to picturesque place located in the Kopetdag foothills. It opens beautiful view of Ashgabat with slim white-marble buildings resembling scattered pearls. Wonderful fresh air of the last winter month and magnificent view of the foothills as well as renewed appearance of the capital cannot help impress...

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov approved the Programme of social and economic development of the country in 2019 – 2025 at the session of the Cabinet of Ministers on February 1. Another phase of multilevel reforms of the Head of the State, further structural reorganization of the branches of national economy and entire system of the government administration has started after adoption of this strategic document. Development of the Programme has been regularly discussed at the sessions of...

Turkmen ornithologists finish calculation of birds in different parts of Caspian region. As it was supposed, flamingos predominated in birds population census. These birds were seen in central and southern parts of the coast and their population is almost equal to with number of these birds hibernating in the world famous salt lake of Cyprus. More than 3,000 species were met just in northwest and eastern parts of Turkmenbashy Bay. Rare Red book species of white-headed duck, which was met on d...