On May 20, 2019, the OSCE regional seminar “Towards regional economic interconnectedness - national trade and transport facilitation mechanisms” began its work in Ashgabat. The seminar, organized by the OSCE Center in Ashgabat with the assistance of the Turkmen side, was attended by the leaders and representatives of the OSCE, the Ministry of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan. In addition, representatives from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, as well as international exper...

On May 17-18, 2019, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the Russian Federation realized a working visit to the Republic of Adygea.  In the framework of the visit, the Ambassador of Turkmenistan held negotiations with the Head of Adygea Murat Kumpilov.  During the meeting, the issues of developing friendly and business relations, as well as cultural-humanitarian aspects were discussed.      The parties specifically noted the positive development of ties between...

On the 20th of May 2019, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary Peter Szijjarto arrived to Ashgabat on a working visit.  During the visit, the meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov with his Hungarian counterpart was held in the MFA of Turkmenistan.    During the talks, the parties discussed multilateral and regional cooperation of Turkmenistan and Hungary in the framework of reputable international organizations.  Also, an exchange of views held pl...

On the eve of the International Day for Biological Diversity (or World Biodiversity Day), which is celebrated on May 22, a seminar on the assessment of the state of the flora and fauna of Turkmenistan with the participation of the representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment Protection and the scientific community of the country was held in Ashgabat. Axel Paulsch, a representative of the Secretariat of the Interstate Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES),...

63 transactions were concluded at State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan last week.  Besinessmen from the UK, Switzerland, the UAE, Malta, Georgia, Afghanistan among others purchased gasoline, hydrotreated diesel fuel, aviation kerosene, low-sulfur fuel oil produced at the Turkmenbashi complex of oil refineries. Businessmen from the Russian Federation, Switzerland, Uzbekistan purchased high-density polyethylene produced by a polymer plant in Kiyanly. The representatives of...

An exhibition, devoted to Constitution and State Flag Day of Turkmenistan, is currently on display at the Museum of Fine Arts. A ceramic duo, charming girls in national dresses, welcoming guests with pishme (a traditional treat) is a symbolic prologue to the exposition that adds to the overall festive atmosphere. The figurines of these hospitable hostesses were skillfully crafted by Aytach Dashaeva, who studies at the Academy of Arts and is a student of ceramic artist Gulayra Babaeva. - The t...

Celebration concert dedicated to the Day of Constitution and State Flag of the country was held at the square between Garashsyzlyk Avenue and Kypchak Street in Turkmen capital. Colourful musical programme represented by masters of stage became the embodiment of ancient traditions of Turkmen nations, which are the humanity, peace-making, friendship and hospitality. The programme of art dedication to the Constitution and State Flag of Turkmenistan was made of bright vocal perofrmances and ch...