Resolutions on Joining of the country to number of international agreements, which include the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals and Agreement on the Protection of Afro-Eurasian Migratory Wetland Birds, have been adopted at the 10th session of the Mejlis of the 6th convocation on August 22. We have asked Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor Eldar Rustamov to comment on this event, which indicates active position of our country in solution of natural conse...

Representatives of the Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations took part in an online meeting with the heads of the EXPO-2020 steering committee. The organizational issues of the global forum were discussed during the meeting. As reported, taking into account the epidemiological situation in the world, Turkmenistan supported the initiative put forward by the UAE to postpone EXPO-2020 to next year. In this regard, the parties called for the intensification of mutually beneficial co...

On August 22, 2020, the tenth meeting of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan of sixth convocation took place in the format of a videoconference.   The heads of profile ministries and departments of the country, as well as the representatives of the mass media participated to the session.  During the session, the drafts Resolutions of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan on adopting a number of laws and joining various important international legal documents, including the modernization of the legislative base o...

Report on preparation to the launch of new Halkbank Terminal mobile application for contactless payment has been presented to the Head of the State at the session of the Cabinet of Ministers on August 21. Mobile application developed by IT-specialists of the above-mentioned bank is aimed at activation of measures for expansion of range of cashless payments in shopping outlets and service centres, improvement of reliability of payments for goods. After opening of Hakbank terminal, it is planne...

Summer school holidays and preparations for the new academic year are nearing completion. All educational institutions of the country are renovated and provided with the necessary supplies and equipment, curricula and programs are improved. Among the priority vectors of the modern educational environment are multilingual education, the active use of digital systems, as well as technical and technological classes in schools. Traditionally, festive architectural premieres take place in the c...

35 transactions were concluded at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan last week. Businessmen from Afghanistan purchased hydrotreated diesel oil, produced at Turkmenbashi complex of oil refineries and oil bitumen. Businessmen from Russia, Turkey and Afghanistan purchased high-density polyethylene. Businessmen from Russia, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan purchased terry-loop goods and cotton yarn to the total amount of more than 4.895 million US dollars....

The tenth video conference session of the Mejlis of the sixth convocation took place. Heads of some ministries and departments as well as mass media have been invited to participate in the session. Draft law of Turkmenistan on prevention of crimes, which specifies legal and organizational basis of the system of crime prevention and sets general rules of its operation, principles, main directions, types of prevention of crimes and forms of prevention influence, has been brought for discussion...