On October 1, on the sidelines of the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly, members of the Turkmen delegation organized a presentation event for President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov’s recently published book Turkmenistan: Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.  Among those in attendance were members of many delegations from different countries, participating in the session of the UN General Assembly, representatives of the UN committees and bodies, public figures and scien...

Book of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov “Turkmenistan – the Heart of the Great Silk Road” gain big popularity not only in our country but also abroad where it has been translated to different languages. New message came – the work of the Head of Turkmen state revealing consolidating role of ancient international route was published in Korean language.  As is known, the work of the President of Turkmenistan addresses the Silk Road as unique historical and cultural occurrence. The author na...

Opening ceremony of regular XII International Printing Media Exhibition and Fair and Scientific Conference “Book: Way to Cooperation and Progress” organized by Turkmen State Publishing Service and Trade and Industrial Chamber of the country was held in the exhibition centre of the Trade and Industrial Chamber.  Around 150 representatives of printing industry, business and literature circles from more than 20 countries came to Ashgabat for participation in International Exhibition and Fair. Th...

On consideration by the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of the fifth periodic report of Turkmenistan on the implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights On October 1-2, 2018, in Geneva, within the framework of the 46th session of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR), the second periodic report of Turkmenistan on the implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, So...

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, who is now on a working visit to the United States of America, took part in the Turkmenistan-USA business forum, held at the “Mandarin Oriental” hotel. The meeting of the head of state with representatives of the business circles of the two countries is of great importance for the further development of trade and economic partnership contacts, the opening of new areas of joint efforts. It is also significant because it takes place in the year of the 10th a...

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, who is on a working visit to New York, had meetings with representatives of the “Turkmenistan-USA” Business Council. In particular, the talks were held with the executive director of the “Turkmenistan-USA” Business Council, Eric Stewart. Expressing sincere appreciation for the opportunity of a personal meeting, the businessman congratulated the Turkmen leader on his successful performance at the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly. Eric Stewart express...

On September 29, 2018, the President of Turkmenistan departed from Ashgabat International Airport to New York. Having made a long flight, the presidential airliner landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport, where the President of Turkmenistan was met by officials. From the air harbor, the Turkmen leader headed to the residence allotted to him during his visit, which was located in the upscale of “Mandarin Oriental” hotel, located in the heart of Manhattan. Here the head of state was gre...