The President of Turkmenistan signed the Resolution authorizing the “Türkmenaragatnaşyk” Agency to conclude a contract with Vialex FZE (the United Arab Emirates) for the purchase of equipment, software and licenses for the modernization of the video conferencing system. http://turkmenistan.gov.tm/_eng/?id=14967

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has held regular video conference session of the Cabinet of Ministers where heads of regional administration and Ashgabat have been invited. Outcomes of work of the Government for the past eight months of the year have been summed up at the session. Having announced the agenda, the Head of Turkmenistan gave floor for report to Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers G. Mushikov who reported on macroeconomic indicators for the period under review, which...

On September 3, 2020, a telephone conversation took place between President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella. At the beginning of the conversation, the Turkmen leader emphasized that he recalls with particular warmth his visit to Italy in November 2019, where, during the summit in Rome, topical issues of interaction in political-diplomatic, trade-economic, cultural-humanitarian and other areas had been discussed. President Gu...

Membership in the World Trade Organization as a balance of rights and obligations is the topic of an OSCE-organized online seminar held in Ashgabat on 2 September 2020. The main goal of the seminar is to present the best practices of OSCE participating States in going through the WTO negotiation process and facilitate discussions on possible steps for further expansion of the national trade policy. The seminar brought together specialists of the Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Affai...

National instruments are an important part of cultural heritage. They serve as a “chronograph” tracing the emergence and development of musical traditions, and are an invaluable source of information. The evolution, advancement and continuity of folk instruments mirror the national mentality as well. Just listen to melodies played on the dutar and gijak (a spike fiddle). Reminiscent of lines from a destan, they vividly evoke an array of feelings…They conjure up images of Turkmen nature in the...

On September 2, 2020 the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat organized three-day online seminar under the title “Membership in the World Trade Organization as a balance of rights and obligations”. The event aims to present best practices of OSCE participating States in going through the WTO negotiation process and will facilitate discussions on possible steps for further expansion of the national trade policy. The seminar brought together representatives of a number of Turkmenistan’s ministries, inclu...

On August 29, 2020, Herat hosted an international conference dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the permanent Neutrality of Turkmenistan entitled “The policy of neutrality of Turkmenistan and its positive impact on Turkmen-Afghan relations”, which was jointly organized by the Embassy and Consulate of Turkmenistan in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The conference was attended by Turkmen diplomats, representatives of the “Turkmengaz” Concern working in the joint-stock company “TAPI Pipel...