Regular 26th session of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan of the fifth convocation where number of new laws and bills were adopted took place. Members of the Government, heads of relative ministries and departments, hyakims of Ashgabat and Ahal Velayat, representatives of mass media were invited to participate in the session.  According to the agenda, Draft Law of Turkmenistan on Transport Safety was brought up to the review of the parliamentarians. The participants noted that 2018 would be under th...

After considering the results of the conducted audience survey, the Italian TV channel “Rai Tre” named the best travel destinations for 2018. The news agency “ОRIENT.tm” informs that Turkmenistan became the leader of the survey in the nomination "History". It is reported that the views of tourists who visited different parts of the world were studied after numerous television programs on tourism and travel, shot by the channel on the most popular destinations. Remarkably, there are many hi...

Specialists of Lebapnebitgazozleg Department of the State Corporation Turkmengeology successfully completed the drilling of the exploration well at perspective site in Karakum Desert. The production layer lays at 4575 meters depth. However, the drilling personnel continue drilling taking into account the data of the seismic survey. According to the forecast, the lower levels may also have gas deposits.  Specialists of Lebapnebitgazozleg Department make successful exploration of hydrocarbon re...

More than 1,500 tons of reprocessed fiber was produced at the Abadan cotton-spinning factory, which is part of Ashgabat textile complex structure. The manufactury for recycling of the spinning and weaving industries of the branch enterprises was put into operation more than a year ago. In the workshop intalled the equipment of the company "Balkan" (Turkey), capable of processing up to 5000 tons of textile waste product per year.  High-tech equipment allows to turn textile wastes into products...

The fourth issue of quarterly magazine “Ecological Culture and Natural Protection” opened by the article dedicated to the necessity of the development of common mechanism of the sustainable development for Central Asia has been published. The author of the article, the representative of International Fund for Saving of Aral Sea notes that the growth of macroeconomic indicators is based on manmade development related to the condition of natural resources. The publication gives the results of many...

Today, an impressive ceremony has been held in front of the Palace of Children and Youth to open a winter holiday season for school-aged children, who then left for one of the most beautiful and scenic places in Turkmenistan, Geokdere, which is home to ten-plus modern health centers.  The area in front of the capital’s Palace of Children and Youth has now transformed into a miniature fairy-tale town with a lavishly decorated New Year tree and one more important symbol of this year’s New Year...

Turkmenistan citizens met New Year 2018 with big celebrations, having met its arrival as one large family. We saw off the year of 2017 with the gratitude, the Year of Health and Inspiration that brought many bright unforgettable moments including those related with the success of V Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.  At the session of the Cabinet of Ministers on December 29, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov made short summary of the outcomes of work for the last year, having given reason...