Delegation of the Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Affairs of Turkmenistan made working visit to Dubai (UAE) where third preparation meeting of the participants of the world exhibition took place on November 27 – 28.  The delegation of the Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Affairs of Turkmenistan has met with the UAE State Minister of International Cooperation, EXPO 2020 Commissioner-General Rim Al Hashimi.  The sides agreed on close cooperation during preparation works and duri...

On Sunday, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has visited Ahalteke Equestrian Complex where he checked up on the horses and following his habit has gone into creative work.  It is generally known that the President put the history of the country to important place in his creative work including the event related to the Silk Road, which used to run across our state. This is visual evidence that Turkmen leader pays eat respect to national values, which was created by our ancestors throughout t...

The fourth session of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan of the sixth convocation, during which number of new laws and legal acts has been adopted, was held. Members of the Government, heads of relative ministries and departments, representatives of press have been invited to participate in the session. According to the agenda, draft Law on the State Budget of Turkmenistan for 2019 and Draft Resolution of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan on the Execution of the State Budget of Turkmenistan for 2017 have be...

Draft Resolutions of the Parliament on Ratification of the Convention on Legal Status of Caspian Sea, on Ratification of the Agreement between the Governments of Caspian States on Trade and Economic Cooperation, on Ratification of the Agreement between the Governments of Caspian States on Transport Cooperation, on Ratification of the Agreement on Prevention of Incidents in Caspian Sea, on Accession to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, on Accession to the O...

The Draft Law of Turkmenistan on Prevention of Harmful Impact of Alcohol has been brought out for discussion at the fourth session of the Mejlis of the sixth convocation. The participants highlighted that care of health and wealth of the people and every citizen of the country is an unconditional priority of the Government policy. propaganda of healthy life style and sports, awareness of the population on harmful effect of bad habits are important aspects of the work in this direction. Activi...

In the autumn, in the reservoirs of the Karakum River, in the tugai thickets along the banks of rivers, near the reservoirs of the Turkmen Lake, in the shallow bays of the Caspian Sea and on other feeding grounds, you can see feathered travelers who live and breed in the northern countries, and spend the winter in the southern edges. Most of them go further, and some remain until spring. By now, the seasonal migration of birds, which lasted from August to November, has been completed. Cranes set...

Preparation to the UNESCO International Conference “The Silk Road: Present and Future Development” in Ashgabat on December 6 – 7 is carried out.  Cooperation between Turkmenistan and this competent organization specialized in humanitarian and cultural sphere has been noted. As is known, such historical and cultural monuments of our country as Ancient Merv, Kunyaurgench and Ancient Nisa have been included to the UNESCO World Heritage List, ‘kushtepdy’ sing and dance art and the Epic of Gyorogl...