President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received Minister of Trade and Investments of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Majid Bin Abdullah Al Kasabi who arrived in the capital as the head of interstate delegation for participation in the work of the sixth session of Intergovernmental Turkmen – Saudi Commission on trade and economic cooperation.  Having expressed the gratitude for the time spared for the meeting and opportunity to discuss actual objectives of interstate cooperation in personal conversat...

On October 16-18, 2018, the sixth meeting of the Turkmen-Saudi Intergovernmental Commission on trade-economic cooperation was held in the central building of the oil and gas complex. A representative delegation headed by the Minister of Commerce and Investment of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Majid bin Abdullah Al Qasabi, arrived in Ashgabat to participate in the work of the commission. The delegations included the heads and representatives of leading sectoral ministries and departments of bot...

On 17 and 18 October 2018, the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat and the OSCE Transnational Threats Department organized a risk-assessment and crisis management exercise aimed at strengthening protection and preparedness against terrorist attacks to critical energy infrastructure.  The exercise was held as part of the OSCE’s efforts to advance the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 2341 (2017) on the protection of critical infrastructure from terrorist attacks, and is the eighth national...

24 artifacts from the Museum of Fine Arts of Turkmenistan, including silver and bronze pins in the form of a bactrian camel and heart, anthropomorphic figurines, stone vases and vessels, as well as amulets and seals, exhibited at a mobile exhibition in Germany. The residents of Hamburg will begin their acquaintance with historical and cultural rarities on November 1, in the Archeological Museum of which the opening of the exhibition “Margiana - the Kingdom of the Bronze Age in Turkmenistan” will...

While at the gas chemical complex, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov had a meeting with Chairman of the Board of Directors of Çalik Holding Ahmet Çalik.  After thanking for the personal audience, the businessman heartily congratulated the head of state on the significant event. Having wished the head of state good health and success in his multifaceted work, the guest expressed his firm belief that the international community highly praises the achievements of Turkmenistan, which boasts rap...

The Kiyanly Gas Chemical Complex for the production of polyethylene and polypropylene that was commissioned today with the participation of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov will become a valuable addition to the capacities of the domestic gas chemical industry.  Only a month ago the Caspian region of the country saw the opening of the Garabogazkarbamid plant. This became an important milestone in the development of this rapidly developing industry. The annual capacity of the cutting-edge e...

On October 17, 2018, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov took part in the opening ceremony of the polymer plant in Kiyanly, the commissioning of which allowed creating about 1,000 jobs, then launched the autumn greening campaign, planting the first tree next to the territory of the new gas-chemical complex. Representatives of practically all sectors of the national economy, foreign guests, as well as representatives of the diplomatic corps accredited in Turkmenistan joined the initiative of t...