On September 3, 2020, a telephone conversation took place between President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella. At the beginning of the conversation, the Turkmen leader emphasized that he recalls with particular warmth his visit to Italy in November 2019, where, during the summit in Rome, topical issues of interaction in political-diplomatic, trade-economic, cultural-humanitarian and other areas had been discussed. President Gu...

President, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan, Army General Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held offsite session of the State Security Council. The agenda of the session included outcomes of work of military and law enforcement agencies of the country for eight months of the year. Early in the morning, the Head of the State has come to the place of the session of the State Security Council. Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Secretary of the State Security Council Ch. A...

Consul of Turkmenistan in Astrakhan (the Russian Federation) Guych Garayev visited the Astrakhan State Technical University. The issues of training Turkmen students in various areas of specialization, as well as prospects for cooperation in the field of academic mobility, fisheries and the oil and gas industry were discussed during the meeting with ASTU Rector, Alexander Nevalenny. At present, more than 400 students from our country get education at the university. On occasion of the 25th ann...

On September 2, 2020 the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat organized three-day online seminar under the title “Membership in the World Trade Organization as a balance of rights and obligations”. The event aims to present best practices of OSCE participating States in going through the WTO negotiation process and will facilitate discussions on possible steps for further expansion of the national trade policy. The seminar brought together representatives of a number of Turkmenistan’s ministries, inclu...

Opening ceremony of new building of the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs and Olympic Sports Department of Turkmen State Institute of Physical Culture and Sports has been held with participation of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on the Day of Knowledge and Students. Educational activity in sport sphere of Turkmenistan is targeted by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov at adoption of the best world experience in combination with the most efficient national practice. In this aspect, our...

On the Day of Knowledge and Students, specialized educational school No. 21 opened in Ashgabat. Musical performances were arranged on the territory of the new school, festively decorated with garlands of balloons and flags. Under the storm of applause, the traditional ribbon was cut, and the school opened its doors for the young hosts and guests of the celebration. The complex of the new educational institution is designed for 720 pupils and 320 children (pre-school groups). All necessary...

An exhibition, which is currently on view at the Museum of Fine Arts to mark Knowledge and Students’ Day, holds some real surprises. Along with well-known works, it features little-known paintings from the Museum’s storerooms and offers art enthusiasts a special treat. Among works by luminaries of the national school of painting is Izzat Klychev’s well-loved “A Book Fair”, which calls up an association with a photograph from a family album. …The painting portrays a sunlit street of 1950s Ashg...