Deepening in the soil, which form a line, are seen from the height of the hills. Starting in shallow gorges, they go to blossoming gardens of oases speckling the foothills. These lines, which remind of the geoglyphs of the Nazca desert, are nothing but a chain of qanats – an ancient irrigation system of underground aqueducts, which used to carry water from mountains to the valley. This method to collect water and to deliver it to the cities and irrigation channels was common from in ancient time...

Turkmen textile steadily improves its competiveness not only in local but also in international markets owing to rapid development of textile industry based on advanced technologies, application of the best national and world practice. Thus, exchange trades, where businessmen from USA, Russia, UAE, Turkey and other countries have taken part on the ground of textile industry, were held during Caspian Exhibition of Innovative Technologies, which was held in Avaza National tourist zone under I C...

Turkmen capital hosted round table session dedicated to the impact of ecological situation in Aral Sea region on the health of mothers and children. The event was organized by the Representative Office of the UNICEF in Ashgabat and the Ministry of Health Protection and Medical Industry with support of the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan under joint working plan for 2019 – 2020.  The agenda included the presentation of the results of the environment monitoring in Aral Sea region, solution of...

Today, on August 21, a high level meeting was held in Nur-Sultan city in the format of «C5+1», which is a many-sided mechanism of the interaction between the five Central Asian states and the United States in the field of economy, ecology and security. The current session is attended by the heads of the MFA of the Central Asian states (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) and David Hale, United States Under Secretary of States for political affairs.  The agenda of...

On August 21, 2019, a round table on discussing the impact of the Aral Sea crisis and environmental degradation on health and nutrition of mothers and children began in the capital of Turkmenistan. The event was organized by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Turkmenistan with the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan. The round table was attended by heads and representatives of several ministries and departments of Turkmenistan, including the Ministry of Health...

Intensive development of agricultural complex is one the priorities of the state policy of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, which is directly related to the provision of food abundance in the country, high level and quality of life of the population. Large-scale changes aimed at improvement of efficiency of agriculture, increment of production volumes of various agricultural goods are successfully implemented in this sphere. During working session of August 19, the Head of the State highl...

On August 20, 2019, a meeting was held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the delegation of the CIS Executive Committee headed by the Deputy Chairman of the CIS Executive Committee – Deputy Executive Secretary S.Ivanov who has arrived to Turkmenistan on a working visit.  In the beginning of the meeting, the parties noted with satisfaction the systematic implementation of the actions in the framework of the Chairmanship of Turkmenistan in the Commonwealth of Independent St...