In order to carefully preserve the ancestral spiritual and moral values of the Turkmen people, to consistently enhance national traditions and customs inherited from ancestors, guided by the noble principles of humanism, kindness and generosity, to further strengthen the unity and cohesion of our courageous, inspired people in the epoch of might and happiness in accordance with article 81 of the Labor Code of Turkmenistan, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov issued the Decree, au...

In accordance with the 2019-2025 Program of the President of Turkmenistan for the country’s socio-economic development, to successfully tackle the tasks assigned to the Turkmenbashi Refinery Complex, to ensure uninterrupted supplies of petroleum products to foreign markets, the President of Turkmenistan has signed a Resolution, authorizing the Turkmenbashi Refinery Complex to conclude a contract with Petro Gas LLP (United Kingdom) for the design and construction of a third loading berth for Kena...

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov expressed deep condolences to the Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Angela Merkel over numerous casualties, injuries and massive destruction that occurred as a result of the flooding in the west of the country. On behalf of the people, the Government of Turkmenistan and on his own behalf, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov conveyed words of...

Year after year, higher education institutions of Turkmenistan offer more and more new in-demand specializations to meet the needs of the national economy’s sectors for highly qualified specialists. The coming academic year is no exception. Twelve higher education institutions have added a total of 32 new specialties to their training programs. Prospective applicants are now invited to apply for admission. Turkmen Agricultural Institute (Dashoguz), which prepares specialists for the domest...

After a one-year hiatus, the 44th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, opens on July 16 in Fuzhou, the capital of the eastern Chinese province of Fujian. The session will continue online until 31 July, combining ongoing work and issues remaining unresolved from last year. The enlarged session will be chaired by Mr. Tian Xuejun, Deputy Minister of Education of China and Director of China's National Commission for UNESCO. The session will consi...

Land reform in Turkmenistan has created favorable conditions for the development of the rural economy. The provision of land plots to agricultural producers for long-term use allowed not only to significantly increase the sown area, but also to increase the efficiency of work due to technological modernization and rationalization of water consumption. For six months of this year, the members of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan (UIET) have increased the volume of agri...

The Karakum Desert is one of the largest deserts in Central Asia, occupying almost 3/4 of the territory of Turkmenistan. The total area of the desert is more than 350 thousand square meters. km. It exceeds the territory of states such as Italy or Great Britain. Scientists, taking into account the peculiarities of vegetation, geological structure and soils, divide the Karakum desert into Zaunguz, Central, and South-Eastern. Zaunguz Karakum was formed over a million years ago. This is the ol...