The multifaceted artistic career of Saragt Babaev irresistibly draws much attention. His personal exhibition is always an eagerly anticipated event. The exhibition recently held at the capital’s Exhibition Center was no exception. With so many art lovers, who came to admire the maestro’s finely crafted works, the exhibition hall resembled a crowded city bus at rush hour. Yet this was not an inconvenience, but rather a joyous occasion and a vivid demonstration of people’s great love for the artis...

The results of the winter ornithological surveys are summed up in February. The survey that is an important component of the international programmes on monitoring the population dynamics of waterfowls and semiaquatic birds in northern Eurasia has been carried out in our country for more 50 years. Chair of the Coordination Committee of the Ramsar Regional Initiative for Central Asia (RRI-CA), Eldar Rustamov, doctor of biological sciences, member of the working group on the implementation of the...

Койтендагский хребет, возвышающийся на юго-востоке Туркменистана, известен как край заснеженных вершин и целебных источников, удивительных по красоте каньонов, величественных водопадов, вековых деревьев и окаменевших следов доисторических животных. Одна из главных достопримечательностей Койтендага - Карлюкская система естественных подземелий, которая объединяет пещеры Капкутантан, Хашимоюк, Гульширин, Промежуточная, Дашюрек, Вертикальная (Кунсткамера) и еще несколько десятков мелких. Все они...

On the 6th of February 2019, negotiations were held at the MFA of Turkmenistan between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergei Lavrov, who arrived to our country on a working visit.  During the talks, the heads of external policy agencies of two countries discussed current issues of bilateral strategic cooperation in political-diplomatic, trade-economic and cultural-humanitarian spheres.  Particularly the aspects of stre...

The Trade and Industrial Chamber of Turkmenistan hosted International Media Forum, which was organized by the Foreign Ministry of our country and dedicated to the first Caspian Economic Forum in Avaza National tourist zone on August 12 this year. Representatives of major world mass media – news agencies, TV channels, newspapers and magazines from Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan and Russia, took part in the event. Heads and representatives of Turkmen ministries, departments and mass media have be...

Intense preparations are well underway in Turkmenistan in the run up to the election on March 31 of Mejlis deputies, People’s Council and Gengesh members to replace those resigning before their term of office expires. On February 4-5, training seminars were organized for members of regional, etrap, city and constituency election commissions as part of the Election Activities Plan. The training events are designed to raise their professional expertise and enhance their legal knowledge. In t...

Construction of a modern drinking water treatment plant nears completion in Halach etrap, Lebap velayat. It is being built by builders of an individual enterprise, Altyn Burgut, which is a member of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan. The construction and installation of major and additional water treatment equipment has now been completed. The plant is located nearby the Esenmengli Canal fed from the Amudarya River. The complex has been built under the General Prog...