They say that in ancient times there was a special punishment for stealing a melon: a person who stole a melon at the bazaar getting twice as many cuffs as a person who coveted other fruits. As if for the fact that the thief is also a lazy person, because it costs nothing to grow a melon - throw a seed into the ground, sit and wait: the melon grows by itself, ripens by itself. Is it really? Those who were born on the Turkmen land know that she, like a caring mother, brings up her children in har...

3rd session of the Steering Committee of the Joint Program of the Government of Turkmenistan and the UN for improvement of social protection system by introduction of inclusive qualitative social service on local level has been held. The meeting was held under joint chairing of Minister of Labor and Social Protection of Turkmenistan’s Population Muhammedseyid Sylapov and Acting Permanent Coordinator of the UN in Turkmenistan Christine Weygand. In their greeting speeches, the co-chairmen of th...

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has sent his hearty congratulations to Sayyid Ebrahim Raisi on being elected President of the Islamic Republic of Iran. «The multifaceted and long-standing relations between Turkmenistan and the neighboring Islamic Republic of Iran are characterized by a close affinity. We are convinced that these relations built on long-established bonds of friendship, fraternity and mutual respect will continue to develop for the benefit of our nations», t...

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has sent his heartfelt congratulations to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on his re-election to office. In his congratulatory message, on behalf of the nation, the Government of Turkmenistan and personally, the head of state wished the UN Secretary-General every success. “Turkmenistan attaches great importance to the established relations with the United Nations Organization whose work covers major international issues o...

Turkmen farmers have achieved remarkable success the year marking the milestone of 30 years of our country’s independence. They have grown good wheat crops this year working towards the tasks of increasing the country’s economic potential, achieving food self-sufficiency and boosting agricultural productivity specified by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. On June 20, six etraps reported to President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on the successful fulfillment of their contractual obligations fo...

At present, because of the market reforms carried out in the country, the share of the non-state sector in the country's GDP, excluding the fuel and energy complex, has reached 70 percent. This is not only quantitative growth, characterized by an increase in the number of private economic entities and entrepreneurs, the growing contribution of the non-state sector of the economy to the State budget, but also a new quality, a wider scale of entrepreneurial activity. Today, Turkmen entrepreneurs m...

In 1966, the movie "Aladdin's Magic Lamp", based on the Arabian fairy tale from the collection "A Thousand and One Nights", was released. Although the film was produced far outside Turkmenistan, at Maxim Gorky Central Film Studio for Children and Youth in Moscow, Turkmen actor Sarry Karryev played one of the main roles in the film. Sarry never dreamed of becoming an actor. He was born in 1906 in a Turkmen village. Karryev hardly finished school, because he worked at night in a railway worksho...