The opening ceremony of the Center of International Ahalteke Horse Association and International Association «Türkmen alabaý itleri» has been held in Ashgabat. The Speaker of the Mejlis of National Assembly, Deputy Chairman of the People’s Council of National Assembly, Deputy Chairmen of the Cabinet of Ministers, heads of military and law enforcement agencies, ministries and profile departments, public organizations, mass media, head of the administration of Ashgabat took part in the opening...

On 20 April 2021, during the consecutive session of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Turkmenistan was elected to the membership of the Executive Board of the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) for 2020-2024. UN-Women is a subsidiary body of the UN General Assembly established in 2010 with the aim of rising the efficiency of the efforts of the UN System agencies working on the issues of gender equality and the expansion of the rights a...

In the period from 20 to 21 April 2021, a meeting of the 69th session of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) was held in Geneva. The event brought together representatives at the level of ministers and deputy ministers from UNECE member countries to exchange best practices in the field of circular economy and set its course over the next two years. During the high-level segment on the topic "Encouraging the development of a circulating economy and sustainable use of natu...

On 21 April 2021, upon the invitation of the U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Change John Kerry, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Vepa Hajiyev took part in the virtual roundtable on climate change.    The event in participation of authorized representatives from dozens of world countries is taking place in the framework of the preparations to the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)...

On 20 April 2021, the third session of the Council on Cooperation in the field of education between Turkmenistan and Turkey was held via videoconferencing. The delegations were headed by the Minister of Education of Turkmenistan Orazgeldi Gurbanov and the Minister of National Education of the Republic of Turkey Ziya Selcuk. The representatives of the relevant departments of the two countries also took part in the meeting. During the talks, the positive dynamics of Turkmen-Turkish collabora...

Results of the Global Disruptive Tech Challenge 2011, which was launched last November to selection innovative ideas for solution of problems of soil degradation and desertification in the Aral Sea region, have been summed up in April. It was organized by the World Bank with support of the Central Asian Water and Energy Program – multilateral trust fund, which is sponsored by European Union, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Lilia Burunchuk, the Regional Director for Central Asia of the Worl...

According to the Report website with reference to the Baku International Sea Trade Port CJSC, the volume of freight traffic between the ports of Turkmenbashi and Baku increased in the first four months of this year. It is reported that the cargo turnover of the Baku port exceeded 1.4 million tons in the first four months of this year, which is 16.7% more as compare to the same period of 2020. The number of transferred large-capacity vehicles (TIR) and containers in the first four months of...