International high-level events (the Days of SPECA) will be held in Ashgabat on November 18 – 21 under the chairing of Turkmenistan in the UN Special Programme for Economies of Central Asia (SPECA). It includes the Forum for trade policy of member countries of the SPECA Programme, initiated by our country, sessions of working group of the SPECA Programme for sustainable transport and trade as well as Economic Forum SPECA 2019, by which outcomes it is planned to adopt the Ashgabat Initiative d...

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held extended session of the Cabinet of Ministers with participation of the members of the State Security Council, hyakims of the velayats and Ashgabat where issues of home and foreign policy of the state have been reviewed. Having announced the agenda, the Head of the State gave floor to Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers E. Orazgeldiyev. The Vice-premier started his report with news on successful fulfilment of contractual obligations for deliv...

For fulfilment of the Resolution from March 4, 2019 on Construction of new modern administrative centre of Ahal Velayat, the President of Turkmenistan signed the Resolution allowing relative establishments and organizations to enter into agreements with local construction companies for project design and building of facilities in new administrative centre of Ahal Velayat with development of surrounding territory. The document assigns to start construction works in November 2019 and to commiss...

As part of Culture Days of the Republic of Armenia in Turkmenistan, the Museum of Fine Arts exhibited reproductions of paintings by 10 Armenian artists. Works by world-renowned artist Martiros Saryan were a real treat for Turkmen art enthusiasts. It came as a surprise for the representatives of Armenia to see four original paintings by Martiros Sergeevich on display. They belong to the Museum of Fine Arts of Turkmenistan. Here is the story behind the paintings. As far back as 1934, Martiros S...

On November 5-11, 2019, the delegation of Turkmenistan is on a working trip to Shanghai and takes part in the 2nd China International Import Exhibition, held under the motto “New Era Shared Future.” On the 5th of November, the opening ceremony of the exhibition was held, where President Xi Jinping was present and made a speech. The President of France Emmanuel Macron participated at the exhibition as the guest of honor. The event was also attended by the heads of states and governments fro...

A lecture series on the structure, principles and values of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe took place from 5 to 7 November 2019 at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The OSCE Centre in Ashgabat organized the three-day course as part of its activities dedicated to the Centre’s 20th anniversary. Around 40 students specializing in International Law and International Relations from the Institute of International R...

Balkan velayat cotton producers have reported on the fulfillment of their contractual obligations, having harvested 5,000-plus tons of ‘white gold’. A festive event to mark the occasion turned into a big celebration and was attended by representatives of the regional administration, top-performing farmers, and scores of local residents. The attendees enthusiastically welcomed President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov’s congratulatory address to cotton growers, pickers, combine opera...