The President of Turkmenistan signed an Order prescribing ministries and sectoral agencies of the transport and communications field and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to convene and ensure the high standards for hosting an international transport conference in Avaza National Tourist Zone on 28 November.  According to the document, relevant ministries and sectoral agencies will be required to assist ministries and sectoral agencies of the transport and communications field and the Ministry o...

Targeted work for improvement of national tourism industry is carried out. At present, the State Committee for Tourism supervises seven government and 16 private tourist agencies, which activity is aimed at the introduction of national values and tourism capabilities of the country to Turkmenistan citizens and foreign guests.  Internet resources especially the websites of the State Committee for Tourism, government and private travel agencies are widely used for the popularization of tourist...

Turkmenistan increases production capacities in the import substitutive sphere. Representatives of private sector of national economy take active part in this process. Members of the UIET, , «Gündogar akymy» and «Kämilligiň gözbaşy» business entities build the plants for production of sunflower oil. In combination, these facilities will produce 24,000 tons of this product per year. Opening of the industrial facilities is planned in the next year.

The “Bereketli Karakum” reserve (the Grace of the Karakum) was established in the north of the Akhal region in 2013 in order to preserve desert forests in the Central Karakum desert. The new nature reserve has become the ninth state natural reserve of the country, the first created in the years of independence. Its total area together with the Minara reserve is 85.5 thousand hectares. One site is located 240 km from Ashkhabad on the territory of the Dervezinsky and Tedzhensky etraps of the Ak...

On November 23, 2018, a round table discussion was held in Ashgabat on the publications of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) regarding the Ljubljana recommendations on the integration of diverse societies. The event was attended by members of the OSCE HCNM delegation, representatives of the OSCE Center in Ashgabat, representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, ministries and relevant institutions, law enforcement agencies and public organizations o...

On November 21, 2018, the presentation of the Global Report 2018 of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) “The Power of Choice: Reproductive Rights and the Demographic Approach” was held in the conference hall of the capital hotel “Yildyz”. The event was attended by representatives of the United Nations Development Program in Turkmenistan, UNFPA, the Ministry of Health and the Medical Industry, the State Committee on Statistics, the media, and youth. This year, the Global Report was d...

On November 20, 2018, a creative evening was held in Vienna, Austria, dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the Turkmen-Austrian Society, organized by the Embassy of Turkmenistan together with the Society. Representatives of the Austrian ministries and agencies, heads of diplomatic missions accredited in Vienna, members of the Turkmen-Austrian Society, Austrian business community, Vienna Diplomatic Academy, Turkmen students studying in universities of Austria, journalists of print and electron...