On December 28, the “Döwletliler Köşgi” Palace hosted the New Year’s celebrations. Within the framework of the festive event, New Year’s gifts were presented to children on behalf of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. Festive atmosphere reigned in "Döwletliler Köşgi" Palace located in the picturesque foothills of the Kopetdag Mountains in the south of the Turkmen capital. The heads and representatives of the Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan, Ayaz Baba, his beautiful granddaughter Garpa...

On December 28, Chairperson of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan G. Mammedova and Chairperson of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation V. Matviyenko held a telephone conversation to discuss priority issues of the interparliamentary relations. The Federation Council Speaker extended her New Year greetings and best wishes to President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and the people of Turkmenistan for the upcoming year 2021, declared by the UN General Assembly as the Intern...

On December 28, the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted a round-table meeting with the participation of Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Central Asia, the Head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia Natalia Gherman. The meeting agenda focused on cooperation between the states of Central Asia in modern conditions, as well as the expansion of economic, social, cultural rights of women in st...

On the weekend, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and his grandson Kerim went for walk along the Kopetdag’s foothills. People used to call this period ‘kyrkchille’ –winter forty days, the coldest period of the season. The snow, which has fallen during this period, promises to fill the land with moisture so much that the seeds, which will be planted in spring time, will turn into generous harvest. The farmers notes that prolonged precipitations become a cure for the soil, which means that hi...

Last week, 68 transactions were registered at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan. In foreign currency, entrepreneurs from Scotland and Afghanistan bought hydrotreated diesel fuel and gasoline (respectively) produced at the Turkmenbashi Refinery Complex. Businessmen from Russia, the UAE, Turkey, Hong Kong, and Afghanistan made deals for purchasing technical grade sulfur (Turkmengaz State Concern). Deals in foreign currency also included clear sheet glass and cott...

A videoconference meeting held at the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan brought together leading experts of the environmental management, heads of scientific departments of state reserves of the country, as well as international experts to discuss the issue of conserving persian leopard in Turkmenistan. According to the participants of the meeting, in the Kopetdag, Balhan mountains, and in other habitats, the number of leopards is conserved mainly due to the...

(Charlie Chaplin died on December 25, 43 years ago) “The only thing I am happy with is that I could make people laugh…” said the universal master of the silent movie era and of cinema, the creator of one of the most famous characters in the cinema world - Charlie the Tramp that appeared in short comedies. Charlie Chaplin was a comic genius and a prominent and iconic figure of the 20th century. Millions of people and generations of film audiences laughed and cried together with Charlie Chaplin...