The Turkmen capital’s parks now boast a thick carpet of colorful autumn foliage. The first breath of winter with a little November snow and a touch of frost at night caused leaves to drop off trees - a natural phenomenon occurring prematurely this year. On Sunday morning, Ashgabat residents woke up to see trees begin to shed their vibrantly colored foliage. The wind was blowing the frosted leaves sparkling in the sun off the trees, making them dance to the ground and compose fanciful yellow a...

The Days of Japanese Movies were held with a great success in Ashgabat. Demonstration of eight works of masters of Japanese movie art was held in cinema halls of Berkarar Shopping and Entertainment Centres. The schedule of movies was made in the way that spectators wold be able to watch several movies. During cultural action, Ashgabat citizens have been introduced to the ancient culture of the Country of Raising Sun, its customs, remarkable historical events. Three movies – “A Man from Sea...

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held video conference working session with participation of the hyakims of the velayats and Ashgabat. The agenda included the objectives of the strategy of social and economic development of the capital and regions. Opening the session, the Head of the State called Hyakim of Ashgabat Sh. Durdiliyev who reported on the situation in the capital, measures for its development and proper maintenance of operational condition of urban engineering and technical inf...

On November 25, 2019, a two-day meeting of the Regional Working Groups in the framework of the preparation of the “Developing the Aral Sea Basin Program” and “Institutional and Legal Strengthening” has started in Ashgabat. The meeting is hosted by the Executive Committee of IFAS with the assistance of the Regional Program "Transboundary Water Management in Central Asia” of the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) and the European Union project “Nexus Dialogue in Central Asia” im...

On November 25, 2019, a round table dedicated to the freedom of religion issues in Turkmenistan was held in the Institute of State, Law and Democracy.  The Ombudsperson of Turkmenistan, the representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Justice, the Institute of State, Law and Democracy, the Department of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan on Religious Affairs, as well as the representatives of different confessions and religious or...

On November 23, 2019, the meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov with the State Minister for International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates Reem bint Ebrahim Al Hashimy was held in Dubai. During the meeting, the ministers discussed the development of Turkmen-Emirates ties including the trade-economic and cultural-humanitarian collaboration. The closeness of standpoints in regard to the international issues and mutual support of the initiatives in the multi...

82 transactions were concluded at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan last week. Businessmen from the Russian Federation, the UK, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Kazakhstan, and Afghanistan purchased gasoline and base oil produced at the Turkmenbashi complex of oil refineries, as well as gasoline and straight-run gasoline produced at the Seydi oil refinery. Businessmen from Russia, Estonia and the United Arab Emirates purchased high-density polyethyle...