This year, the production of pumpkins, a popular cucurbit crop with nutritional benefits, has increased in Dashoguz velayat through the efforts of local businessmen. Pumpkins are known to be highly nutritious. They are high in beta-carotene (converted to vitamin A in the body and is essential for eye health), which is a powerful antioxidant, and contain it four to five times as much as carrots do. A rich source of vitamins (C, E, K, B), zinc, and fiber, the vegetables are a calorie-low and we...

On August 7, 2020, after the end of his labor leave, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on the first working day held a videoconference meeting with the Director General of the World Health Organization Tedros Ghebreyesus. Opening the meeting, the WHO Director-General warmly greeted the President of Turkmenistan and expressed gratitude to the Turkmen leader for his personal contribution to the successful development of fruitful bilateral cooperation, built on the basis of mutual respect and...

On August 7, 2020, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov had a telephone conversation with the State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany, Miguel Berger. Having considered the extensive agenda of bilateral cooperation, the diplomats especially noted the positive dynamics of the development of relations in the political-diplomatic, trade-economic and cultural-humanitarian spheres. Expressing a common desire to develop mutually b...

A few years ago, I visited Valentin Kudryashov’s solo exhibition rather by chance. Back then, I was not well familiar with the artist’s work and had seen only one of his paintings - ‘The Health Footpath’, a poster-style triptych with its truly amazing emerald-green monochrome, grand scale and composition. The depiction of the recreational location popular with and much-loved by Ashgabat residents seemed unusual. But those, who have already come to the Health Footpath at least once, will agree wi...

Ashgabat enterprise on the production of medical cotton wool and cosmetic cotton products completes commissioning work on an automatic line for the production of reusable masks. Spunbond nonwoven fabric produced locally will be used as a raw material for the manufacture of respiratory protection. The capacity of the equipment installed at the enterprise is about 100 reusable masks per minute. The enterprises of the Ministry of Textile Industry of Turkmenistan also produce personal respiratory...

Major reforms aimed at diversification and modernization of the economy and giving innovative character to it and transfer to digital platform are carried out at present time according to national and government programmes. Making solid foundation for further steadfast progress of the country, the reforms provide new opportunities for intensification of beneficial cooperation with all interested foreign partners. Final indicators of the first half of the year demonstrate that despite the c...

On August 5, 2020, a webinar dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the permanent Neutrality of Turkmenistan entitled “Neutrality of Turkmenistan – the mechanism of socio-economic prosperity and interregional cooperation” was organized by the Embassy of Turkmenistan in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Center for Global and Strategic Studies of Pakistan.    The webinar was attended by Turkmen diplomats, the Chairman of Center for Global and Strategic Studies of Pakistan Khalid Amir Jaffe...