During the session of the Government on March 20, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov ordered to start the sowing of cotton in Ahal, Balkan, Lebap and Mary Velayat on March 25 and in Dashoguz Velayat on March 29. It was mentioned that it is necessary to think over the strategy of this important spring campaign before the start of the cotton sowing, to provide coordinated work of all divisions involved in the campaign. At present time, the rowing and irrigation are carried out at the fields...

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held video conference working session of the Cabinet of Ministers where current subjects of the state life have been discussed. First, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers G. Mushikov reported on activity of the establishments under his supervision and on practical measures for improvement of financial and banking system. The report on improvement of insurance sphere has also presented. Summing up the report, the Head of the State highlighted that...

On the occasion of the International Day of Novruz, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov addressed congratulations to President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani, President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Arif Alvi, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of the...

The State Museum of the State Cultural Center of Turkmenistan is currently running an exhibition to celebrate International Day of Nowruz. Celebrated in the East around the spring equinox from time immemorial, Nowruz was inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on September 30, 2009. The United Nations General Assembly adopted its resolution at the 64th session on February 23, 2010, declaring International Nowruz Day and recognizing the importance o...

Today, Turkmenistan received the original certificate of inclusion of the traditional Turkmen carpet making art of Turkmenistan on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. One will recall that on December 12, 2019, at the 14th meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO, the decision to inscribe the traditional Turkmen carpet making art of Turkmenistan in the Representative List of the Intangible...

Innovative methods of disposal and industrial utilization of natural sulphur produced at oil and gas deposits of the country were suggested by Senior Scientist of the Institute of Chemistry of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan, Candidate of Chemical Sciences Shamurad Moviyev. Together with his colleagues, the scientists has developed a technology for production of modified sulphur from by-products of gas production as well as from the wastes of industrial processing of this chemical....

On March 18, the State Symphony Orchestra under Rasul Klychev gave a concert at the Magtymguly National Music and Drama Theater, whose program included works by Carl von Weber and Pyotr Tchaikovsky. Before the audience was treated to Carl Maria von Weber’s romantic opera ‘Der Freischütz’ (‘The Freeshooter’ or ‘The Marksman’), Rasul Klychev had told the story of the piece, which became not only the composer’s most important work, but also marked a significant milestone in European culture in t...