On January 18, 2021, the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan registered the “Sputnik V” vaccine and issued a corresponding certificate. Kirill Dmitriev, General Director of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), said that “Turkmenistan became the first country in Central Asia to officially approve the use of the “Sputnik V” vaccine on its territory. The partners highly appreciated the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine, which today is one of the world's leading dr...

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov addressed the letter of gratitude and warm greetings to IWF Interim President, Michael Irani. Expressing gratitude for the received letter, the President of Turkmenistan expressed great satisfaction and a feeling of joy with the good news. Turkmen athlete - our compatriot Yulduz Jumabayeva won the gold medal in “clean and jerk” category and the silver medal in “snatch” category in under 45-kg weight category in the 2018 World Weightlifting C...

On the 16th of January 2021, a trilateral online meeting of the heads of the interdepartmental group of Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and Afghanistan established to expand the capabilities of the Lapis Lazuli route through cooperation in the sector of transport and communication was held. The Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan in charge of the transport and communication sector Bayramgeldi Ovezov, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan Shahin Abdulla oglu Must...

His Excellency Mr. Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, President of Turkmenistan, President National Olympic Committee of Turkmenistan Your Excellency, Dear President, Please accept the greetings from the International Weightlifting Federation. Taking this opportunity, we wish to express our deep respect and heartfelt gratitude for the enormous contribution to the development of weightlifting in Turkmenistan. Due to your systematic support, the National Weightlifting Federation, together wit...

Last week, 158 transactions were registered at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan. In foreign currency, entrepreneurs from Great Britain, the UAE, Turkey, Switzerland, Malta, Afghanistan, among others, bought aviation kerosene, gasoline, hydrotreated diesel fuel, residual oil, and petroleum bitumen, produced at the Turkmenbashi Refinery Complex. Businessmen from the UAE, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan made deals for purchasing ECO 93 gasoline (Turkmengaz State Concern)...

The Karakum is the ancient name given to a great and vast region of sand desert, partly consisting of steppes. It is one of the largest deserts in Central Asia and in the world. Occupying about three-fourths of the area of Turkmenistan, it is situated between the Kopetdag Mountains, the Karabil and Badkhyz uplands in the south, the Khorezm Plain in the north, the Amudarya River valley in the east, and the Western Uzboy riverbed in the west. Its total area, over 350, 000 square kilometers, exceed...

The water in the aryk canal comes to life, It flows fast, gurgling and tinkling. I remember those eyes looking at me For the first time near it… Kara Seytliev, who wrote the lyrics to the song “Wonderful Eyes”, devoted them to his wife, Zinaida Fedorovna. In 1955, this song with music by Andrey Babaev appeared in a movie called “Old Ashir’s Trick”. Singer Rashid Beybutov performed the song so brilliantly that for years it has remained much more popular than the movie itself. Years afterwar...