Every year on June 23, according to the established tradition all over the world, including in Turkmenistan, the International Olympic Day is celebrated. The idea of creating a special celebration for the Olympic Movement around the world first came up in 1947. The restoration of the Olympic Games was initiated by Baron Pierre de Coubertin. The goal of celebrating International Olympic Day is to popularize sports around the world and to involve everyone in the sports movement, regardless of age,...

The other day at the Turkmen National Institute of World Languages named after Dovletmammed Azadi, a scientific-practical conference "Mahmut Kashgari - a star in the scientific horizon of the East" was held, organized by the Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan. Almost all of the speakers, including the senior lecturer at the Dovletmamed Azadi TNIM of Languages, Doctor of Philology Amanmyrat Baimyradov, Senior Researcher at the Institute of Languages and Literature named after A. Makhtumkuli...

At the initiative of Turkmenistan, 2021 was declared by the United Nations as the Year of Peace and Confidence. In his address to the General Assembly, in connection with the swearing-in for a second term, UN Secretary-General António Guterres emphasized the importance of trust in addressing the challenges facing humanity. As A. Guterres said: “In a world that has changed so much, the promises, principles and values of the UN Charter are preserved. But we also need to work together in complet...

On the 21st of June 2021, during the 31st meeting of the Assembly of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO Turkmenistan was elected to the membership of the Executive Council of the given Commission for the period of 2021-2023. Along with the Assembly, the Executive Council stands as the governing body of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO. The aim of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) lies in rendering assistance to internat...

On June 22, 2021, the Turkmen-Finnish consultations between the MFAs of the two countries were held in the format of a videoconference.  The Turkmen delegation was headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Vepa Hajiyev.  The Finnish side was represented by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Turkmenistan (with the residence in Helsinki) Marja Elina Liivala and the representatives of the MFA of the Republic of Finland. During the meeting, the parties expr...

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov arrived in Lebap velayat on a working visit. The airplane of the President of Turkmenistan landed at the International Airport of Turkmenabat, where government officials greeted the Turkmen leader. The Lebap Velayat Hyakim reported to President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on the successful fulfillment of contractual obligations in the winter crops harvesting campaign. Commenting on the report, the President of Turkmenistan emphasized the importance...

According to Interfax with reference to the report and the Memorandum on the issue of Eurobonds of the Russian concern, Gazprom increases gas purchases in Turkmenistan, reducing them in Kazakhstan and stopped purchasing ‘blue fuel’ in Uzbekistan. The supplies of Turkmen gas to the Russian company resumed after a long interval in 2019 from 4 billion cubic meters, in 2020 the volume increased to 4.7 billion cubic meters. According to the Memorandum, in the first quarter of 2021, gas purchases i...