The Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of the UNESCO inscribed Turkmen national dutar making craftsmanship and traditional music performing art combined with singing into the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The given decision was unanimously taken in the course of the Sixteenth session of the Intergovernmental Committee of the Organization which is being held fully online from 13 to 18 December 2021. Pro...

A conference dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the creation of the Democratic Party of the country was held today at the Center of Public Organizations of Turkmenistan With deep enthusiasm, the audience listened to the Address of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, sent to members of the Democratic Party on the occasion of the anniversary of this major political organization in the country. The message of the leader of the nation emphasizes that the 30-year path of historical developme...

13 best student works were announced on results of the contest on photo journalism held by the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan of on the occasion of the International Neutrality Day. The competitors were estimated by the jury on two categories: students on journalism and students on other specialties. In the first category of participants Grand Prix won Gytja Atdayeva, a student of IFR of MFA of Turkmenistan. First place won Rejepgeld...

The head of the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat stressed the importance of holding of international online lecture series supports training of future diplomats in Turkmenistan. «These lectures will provide future diplomats with a deeper understanding of the perspectives of the negotiation process, which is critical in conflict prevention and resolution. In addition, students will further improve their knowledge of the role of women in peace building processes, which is also another OSCE commitment to...

In the spring of 2022, a motorcycle race is planned around the Caspian Sea. Governor of the Astrakhan region Igor Babushkin spoke about this during his business visit to Azerbaijan. The first country to host the motorcycle race should be Azerbaijan. Further, the convoy will travel to Iran, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan. The Governor expressed confidence that the upcoming motorcycle race will be another confirmation that the Caspian Sea is a region of friendship and good neighborliness. It sh...

Today, the ceremony of lighting of the main New Year’s tree, which traditionally anticipated the events in honour of arrival of the New Year holiday, has taken place in the Turkmen capital. The beautiful green New Year’s tree topped with an eight-pointed star and figures 2022 has been installed in the centre of the fabulous place arranged on the square in front of Alem Cultural and Entertainment Centre, where New Year festivities take place every year. The main New Year’s tree of the count...

According to a press release from the British company BP, on December 12, exports via the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline reached 500 million tons. The pipeline transports oil from the Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli block and condensate from the Shah Deniz field, as well as pumping oil from Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Russia. The report notes that the efficiency of the pipeline has increased from 75% to 99.9% over the 15 years since commissioning. The current throughput capacity of the BTC, which conne...