Today, on the 10th of August, the meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov with the newly appointed UN Resident Coordinator in Turkmenistan Dmitry Shlapachenko, who has arrived to Turkmenistan, was held. After warmly greetings to each other, the parties underlined the efficiency of collaboration of Turkmenistan with the United Nations and its specialized agencies which touches practically all areas of life. The head of the MFA of Turkmenistan reiterated the as...

On the 10th of August 2021, a meeting took place between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the UNDP Resident Representative a.i. in Turkmenistan Natia Natsvlishvili, who is completing her mission in Turkmenistan. During the meeting, the parties noted with consent the constructiveness of partnership of the Government of Turkmenistan with the UN Development Programme that has started back in 1995. Analyzing the joint achievements in the past years, as well as vi...

On August 10, 2021, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov had a meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Arab Emirates Ahmed Alhai Hamad Khamis Al-Hameli. During the talk, R.Meredov congratulated the Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates with the appointment to this responsible position and wished him success in the diplomatic assignment. The parties considered the important aspects of cooperation in political-diplomatic, trade-e...

Turkmenistan is the largest gas power, where population at large uses network or pipeline natural gas. The Law of Turkmenistan "On Hydrocarbon Gas and Gas Supply" defines the principles of the state policy in the gas sector and gas supply, one of which is to increase the gas infrastructure development on the territory of Turkmenistan, based on the national gasification programme. The main gas supply system in the country is the unified gas supply system for domestic consumers. As part of the...

According to the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Food Waste Index Report 2021, 1.3 billion tonnes of food is wasted worldwide every year. This has significant negative consequences from an environmental and socio-economic point of view. Experts estimate that 8-10% of global greenhouse gas emissions are associated with unused food. Currently, with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the need to reduce food waste is becoming more and more urgent. If we are to seriously tackle food waste, w...

The nature of Turkmenistan is rich and varied. Walking along the picturesque gorges of the Kopetdag Mountains, one often sees tall, slender trees with smooth bark and beautiful emerald foliage. This is dagdan, also called the Caucasian hackberry. Lovers of mountain travel know that these trees grow near mountain springs, covering them with lacy shade. Dagdan grows mainly in picturesque corners of mountain gorges, where water accumulates in the depths of rocks, in crevices. In the folklore...

Turkmenistan is a party to 11 environmental conventions, including the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, the UN Convention on Biodiversity, the Framework (Tehran) Convention for the Protection of Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea, the Ramsar Convention, etc., actively implementing their provisions in its environmental strategies and programs. Protection of atmospheric air, preservation of biodiversity, development of “green belts”, effective management of water, land and forest resour...