October 6, Turkmenistan commemorates the Day of Memory - a national commemoration of the heroes who were killed in battlefields of all wars, as well as the victims of the Ashgabat catastrophic earthquake of 1948. On the occasion of the mournful date, national flags are lowered across the country, memorial moleben are held everywhere and Sadaqah (immolations) are given.  President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov attended the mourning ceremony of laying wreaths at the monuments of the...

In the State Museum proposed an exhibition dedicated to the memory of the victims of the tragic Ashkhabad earthquake. 69 years separate us from the horror that happened to survive the inhabitants of the city on the night, which claimed 160 thousand people lives (2/3 of the population). Ashgabat townspeople survived the earthquake involuntarily divide their lives into "before" and "after" the catastrophe. Every year, survived people are getting less and less but the memory of the victims and witn...

Specialists of the Department of Turkmen Engineering and Construction of the State Concern Turkmengaz commissioned production well No. 280 with the debit of 2 million cubic meters of natural gas per day at Galkynysh field. For the first time in gas production, installation of technological equipment like valves, latches as well as control instruments and piping of wellbore were performed by own resources – by the specialists of the State Concern Turkmengaz without involvement of foreign companie...

The delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan V.Hadjiev took part in the 68th session of the Executive Committee of the Program of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, held in Geneva, Switzerland, on October 2-6, 2017. On October 3, 2017, the head of the Turkmen delegation delivered a speech in which it was pointed out that the world community needed to strengthen its work on resolving the pressing issues of the global agenda rel...

Telephone conversation took place between President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Emir of Qatar SHaeikh Tamim Bib Hamad Al Thani.  Having warmly greeted each other, the leaders of two countries expressed the delight to discuss priority issues of Turkmen – Qatari relations in private talk. Having stated with delight high level of traditional interstate dialog, the heads of Turkmenistan and Qatar highlighted the presence of considerable potential for further development of benef...

Largest gas chemical plant for production of gasoline from natural gas is under construction on the 32nd kilometre of Ashgabat – Dashoguz motorway.  According to the client, the State Concern Turkmengaz, the processing of natural gas into liquid fuel - the gasoline, will be carried out on this unique high technology facility for the first time in the world practice. GTG project (gas to gasoline), based on the technology of Danish company «Haldor Topsoe», will allow processing of 1 billion 785...

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov sent deep condolences to President of the United States of America Donald Trump in relation with terrorist attack in Las Vegas that caused numerous human victims and injuries.  “Strongly condemning any acts of terrorism and extremism, Turkmenistan comprehensively supports the efforts of the world community to counteract this evilness and its elimination”, - the cable says.  On behalf of people and the Government of Turkmenistan as well as...