Session of the Constitutional Commission chaired by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov was held in Ashgabat. New stage of constitutional reforms has been announced at the session of the People’s Council of Turkmenistan on September 25, 2019. Their main objective is to improve activity of the People’s Council and formation of two chamber Parliament. At the same time, the Constitutional Commission for development and compilation of proposals related to amendments and addendums of the Main L...

The latest issue of the scientific practical journal ‘Foreign Policy and Diplomacy’ has just come out. It spotlights the most important events in the country’s foreign policy in the fourth quarter of last year. The journal opens with a speech delivered by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov at a meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of State in Ashgabat on October 11, 2019. The head of state highlighted that with the chairmanship of the CIS in 2019 Turkmenistan’s main objectives were to prov...

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held working session dedicated to development of national cultural and art sphere and improvement of activity of mass media. During the session, the Head of the State has focused on special importance of objectives of this sphere including objectives for study of national cultural heritage, its wide popularization in the world and careful protection. Deputy Chairperson of the Cabinet of Ministers B. Abdiyeva reported on the situation in the structures un...

Presentation of the UN Development Programme Global Report on Human Development in 2019 took place in the Yildiz Hotel. Representatives of ministries and departments of the country, public organizations, teachers of high educational institutes, heads of diplomatic missions accredited in Turkmenistan and international organizations took part in the forum. The main theses and key conclusions of the Report, comments on progress achieved by our country for the last 10 years as well as the role of...

On January 28, 2020, the delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs R.Meredov participated to the high-level Conference “Green Central Asia” held in Berlin. The delegations of Germany, Central Asian countries and Afghanistan also took part in the Conference. A wide range of issues related to the climate change and security in the region was discussed during, including the nature protection, integrated management of water resources, preservation of biodiversity, comba...

Josep Borrell Fontelles, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/ Vice-President of the European Commission (HR/VP) ​ On 28 January 2020, friends from Central Asia, Afghanistan and the European Union will gather in Berlin for a conference organised by the German Foreign Ministry, entitled “Green Central Asia.” I was glad to accept the invitation and join Foreign Ministers from the region, for two main reasons: First, to underline how urgent the challenge of tackling...

The Centre of Public Health and Nutrition of the State Sanitary and Epidemiological Service, an innovative facility, which activity is aimed at scientific researches in the sphere of impact of social and biological factors on the health of the population in general, development of eco-friendly food technologies and standards of healthy nutrition, has been working for more than three years in Ashgabat. This medical facility is provided with the most modern laboratory and medical equipment, whi...