On March 16, 2021, an online meeting of the Human Dimension Committee of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe on the topic "Participation of women in political life" was held. The head of the Department of Democracy and Human Rights of the Institute of State, Law and Democracy of Turkmenistan Ms. Shemshat Atajanova took part in the work of the meeting. In her speech, Ms. Atajanova informed the participants about the gender policy of Turkmenistan, equal participation of wome...

On the 16th of March, 2021, Central Asian Forum: “The Role of Women in Fostering Peace, Trust and Security”, organized on high level by the Government of Turkmenistan and the Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe had been held in videoconferencing format. The high forum was attended by the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Minister of Foreign affairs of Sweden Ann Linde, OSCE Secretary General Helga Schmid, and other high-ranking members of the parliaments of the countries and inter...

Online meeting of representatives of ministries and departments, capital administration as well as Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan with top management of France Entrepreneurship Association MEDEF International and 36 big French companies has taken place. During the meeting, the sides have discussed number of issues of trade and economic agenda. Turkmen side has introduced investment projects, which are planned to be implemented in our country with participation of fo...

On March 15, 2021, the representatives of Turkmenistan made a statement on the occasion of declaring 2021 as the International Year of Peace and Trust at the regular meeting of the OSCE Security Committee. Delegation of Turkmenistan mentioned that in the coming years, international community has to focus on the following important areas - strengthening international law, the processes of disarmament and prevention of spread of weapons of mass destruction, fight against international terrorism...

During working trip to Ahal Region, the head of the state has highlighted the subject of expansion and improvement of medical services provided to the population. It was noted that ambulance services have to meet modern requirements while management of received calls and response to these calls have to be made in digital format. In this regard, the President proposed to test numbers 112 or 911 single number emergency service calls) used in the world practice. In particular, while calling 112,...

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has made working trip around the capital and Ahal Region, having inspected the situation at construction sites of number of facilities and new modern center of regional administrative center. In the morning, the head of the state went to fashionable hotel Garagum with multi-profile business center, which is under construction in the northern part of the city. Upon arrival, Vice-premier Sh. Durdiliyev has reported to the President on relative works carrie...

One of the most ancient festivals, Nowruz, is widely celebrated by the people of Turkmenistan. It has been inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage and has been recognized internationally.  With the holiday fast approaching, the State Museum of the State Cultural Center of Turkmenistan is currently running an exhibition entitled ‘Nowruz: The International Holiday of Peace and Beauty’. It features archeological and ethnographic rarities from the Museum’s stor...