27 transactions were registered at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan last week. In foreign currency, businessmen from Hong Kong, Afghanistan, and Uzbekistan bought aviation and illuminating kerosene, and gasoline produced at the Turkmenbashi Refinery Complex. Deals in foreign currency made by traders from Russia, the USA, China, the OAE, Turkey, and Azerbaijan also included cotton yarn, licorice rhizomes and roots. The sum total of the transactions was over US...

On January 9, 2021 Turkmen delegation headed by the Deputy Chairman of Cabinet of Ministers, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov had a meeting with the President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Ashraf Ghani. The Parties have stated with appreciation the high dynamics of broad bilateral relations. The effectiveness of interstate political and diplomatic dialog, as well as further development of trade, economic, culture and humanitarian relations has b...

On January 9, 2021, Political consultations between Turkmenistan and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan at the level of Ministers of Foreign Affairs were held in Kabul. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Hanif Atmar expressed their positions on key aspects of bilateral agenda.   The parties underlined the effectiveness of dialog between the Heads of Turkmenistan and Afghanistan...

On January 8, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has held first session of the Cabinet of Ministers with participation of the heads of administrations of Ashgabat and regions in 2021, which slogan is “Turkmenistan – Home of Peace and Trust”. Priority issues of the state life as well as drafts of some documents have been brought to discussion. Outcomes of development of the branches, plans of further social and economic development of the country as well as programs of events planned to be he...

All laboratories and departments of the Institute of Chemistry, the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan have begun to operate on a self-supporting basis since the start of the new year. It is the first scientific research institution whose expenditures will not be financed from the State Budget, but wholly from own resources. It took the Institute several years to make the transition to a financially self-sufficient organizational scheme, and in accordance with the Presidential Resolution it...

On January 7, the Ministry of Finance and Economy hosted a video-conference meeting with representatives of the World Bank, also joined by officials of the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry. As part of the World Bank’s Financing Program, the meeting participants discussed issues concerning the implementation of long-term concessional lending projects facilitated by our country’s investment-favored climate that offers ample scope for promoting fruitful cooperation with foreign financial...

On January 7, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has received new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea to Turkmenistan Shin Sung-Chul. Presenting his credentials, the diplomat congratulated the Head of the State and people of our country on New Year 2021, which was declared as International Year of Peace and Trust by the special resolution of the UN General Assembly at the initiative of Turkmenistan, as well as conveyed warm greetings and best wishes to Presi...