At the ongoing XXXII Summer Olympics in Tokyo, hammer throwers competed for medals. Turkmenistan in this type of program, in which 31 athletes participate, was represented by a 30-year-old master of sports of international class from Ashgabat Mergen Mammadov. In his best attempt in qualifying, the only representative of Turkmenistan in the track and field Olympic program threw a projectile 67.53 meters, falling short of his personal record of 6.48 meters. Mergen Mammadov participates in th...

At the XXXII Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, masters of backstroke competed for medals in the 200-meter distance. In this type of men's program, in which 29 applicants for awards participated, Turkmenistan was represented by the 26-year-old standard-bearer of our team at the opening parade of the Games, international master of sports from Ashgabat Merdan Atayev. Performing in the first preliminary heat, he finished with a time of 2 minutes 3.68 seconds and improved his previous achievement at...

Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov held talks with Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan, Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade of the country Sardor Umurzakov, who arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit. The parties considered the possibilities of building up partnerships in transport, fuel and energy and other areas of mutual interest. The vice-premiers of the neighboring states noted the relevance of the work of the Joint Turkmen-Uzbek inter...

Soloists of the State Symphony Orchestra presented the residents of the capital with two musical evenings held in the Ashgabat recreation park. The program of the chamber concert includes works designed to harmonize the piano with flute, oboe and clarinet. The history of this concert is as follows: two sisters Myahri Orazova (piano) and Selbi Ovezova (flute), so as not to lose their professional form over the summer, rehearsed at home the works of Franz Doppler “Hungarian Fantasy”, Astor Piaz...

Today President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has held an online working meeting with khyakims of regions. For discussion issues of realisation of large-scale transformation programs developed in the country, and also conduction of seasonal agricultural work and preparation for celebration of the 30th anniversary of independence of our Fatherland were included in the agenda. Having announced the agenda of the meeting, the head of the state first gave the floor to khyakim of Akhal region and khyak...

On the 2nd of August 2021, the Uzbek delegation headed by the Deputy Prime-Minister, Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan Sardor Umurzakov arrived to Turkmenistan on a working visit. During the visit, the meeting of S.Umurzakov with the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov was held. The sides noted with satisfaction the high dynamics of the development of interstate ties that are strengthening on the basis of trus...

On the 2nd of August 2021, a meeting was held in the premises of the MFA of Turkmenistan between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Minister of Industry and New Technologies of Tajikistan Sherali Kabir.   During the meeting, the parties reiterated the interest of two countries in further development of Turkmen-Tajik relations on a wide range. The parties expressed assuredness in that the upcoming state visit of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan...