Enterprises of the Textile Ministry of Turkmenistan have been producing a wide range of uniforms for students. The entire ‘collection’ of school outfits will have been prepared ahead of school bazars, which traditionally open on August 1. The sector’s leading enterprises - Ashgabat-based garment factories - were the first to start the work. The Altyn Asyr Factory is making boys’ uniforms: suits, trousers and neckties. Girls’ clothes are being sewn at the capital’s oldest Bakhar Factory. Hundr...

Today President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has accepted re-appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Turkmenistan Saeed bin Osman Sweid who handed his credentials. Having expressed his deep gratitude for the given time for personal meeting, the diplomat conveyed to the head of the Turkmen state warm words of greeting from the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the Turkmen lea...

Turkmen athlete Kristina Shermetova ranks among six strongest weightlifters in the up to 55 kg weight category at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Representatives of 14 countries competed for medals in this group. Our compatriot lifted 190 kg in Snatch. In Clean & Jerk, the 28-year-old student of Umurbek Bazarbayev used two of three competition rounds, lifting first 111 kg, and then 115 kg. In the final attempt, she failed to lift 117 kg. Three-time world champion Zulfiya Chinshanlo (Kazakhstan...

During the period of July 26-27, 2021, the Fourth Central Asia Conference on Climate Change (CACCC-2021) was held in Tajikistan. The Conference was organized by the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) jointly with the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan within the framework of the World Bank / IFAS project “Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Program for Aral Sea Basin” (CAMP4ASB) and was timed to the 20th anniversary of CAREC’s functioning. The event was attended by...

The first Olympic silver medal in the history of independent Turkmenistan was won today by the master of sports from Ashgabat Polina Guryeva at the Tokyo Games. The student of the Turkmen State Institute of Physical Culture and Sports achieved this success in the weight category up to 59 kg, in which representatives of 14 countries competed. In the combined event, the Turkmen weightlifter with a record result of 217 kg (snatch - 96 kg, jerk - 121 kg) was 3 kg ahead of the Japanese representat...

Turkmenistan and the Islamic Republic of Iran that share many similarities culturally have been constantly broadening and enhancing their humanitarian and cultural cooperation. Linked together by strong spiritual, cultural and historical bonds from time immemorial, the two friendly and neighboring countries’ nations enjoy bilateral cultural relations, and actively cooperate both in the international arena and through authoritative international organizations. The friendly countries have de...

Ten years ago, ahead of the milestone of 20 years of Turkmenistan’s independence, Ashgabat hosted the first Viennese ball, one of the most outstanding and spectacular events of the anniversary year. A proud tradition in Austria, but entirely new to Turkmenistan, the ball was initiated by the Austrian-Turkmen Society in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan. The Austrian capital has been renowned for its lavish balls for several centuries. Following in its footsteps, the celebr...