May 9 marks 76 years since the Great Victory over Nazi Germany. Everyone in the Soviet Union was affected by the Great Patriotic War. Young and old rose to defend their country and embarked on a life-and-death struggle with the enemy hordes. Those from the creative fields: artists, musicians, literary figures were not standing aloof. Russian Culture House (the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Ashgabat) has hosted an evening entitled ‘Courage Never Fades into Oblivion’ to pay tribute to th...

The capital’s Fashion House has hosted a competition and fashion show showcasing garments by Turkmen designers. Held to mark Ashgabat’s 140th anniversary, the event brought together representatives of the fashion industry from across the country. The judges and many guests were treated to women’s and children’s evening and casual clothing collections, and sportswear. It is safe to say that all the presented collections are true works of art: national embroidery and ethnic-style geometric a...

Turkmenistan and ten OSCE member states are calling for the preservation of military burial sites and memorials honoring those killed fighting the Nazis during World War II and not allowing for the glorification of Nazism. According to TASS, the joint statement was made on Thursday by permanent representatives of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan at the OSCE on the occasion of the 76th anniversary...

Four students from our country have become prizewinners of the Regional French Language Olympiad, having secured a place for the team of Turkmenistan in the top three. Held for the first time, the Olympiad was organized by the French Cultural Network for Central Asia in collaboration with the Embassies of France in the Central Asian countries. Over 350 students from Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan participated in the Olympiad. Our country was represented by 24...

Online meeting within the framework of the project of the Regional Environmental Center for Central Asia (CAREC) focused on cooperation on combating climate change. Representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection, as well as public organizations of Turkmenistan on environmental protection took part in the meeting. During the videoconference, the measures taken in the Central Asian countries to mitigate climate change and the possibility of attracting the resources...

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has held video conference session of the Cabinet of Ministers, at which the results of work of the branches of national economy for four months have been summed up. Opening the session, the head of the state has given tie floor to Speaker of the Mejlis of National Assembly G. Mammedova and Deputy Chairman of the People’s Council of National Assembly K. Babayev. Speaker of the Mejlis of National Assembly G. Mammedova has informed about law-making activity...

During the session of the Government, the head of the state has informed that he finished working on his new book, which was named “Ak şäherim Aşgabat” (“White city Ashgabat”). The capital of independent neutral Turkmenistan is a heart of our Motherland. This is a center embodying international authority of our state and its place in the world community. Ashgabat is one of economically developed and beautiful cities of the world with high level of culture. Its image matches the variety of nat...