A representative Iranian delegation headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif has arrived to Ashgabat on a two-day visit.  Today, on 8 April, the head of the external policy agency of Iran was received by the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. Then the Inter-MFA consultations were held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif expressed gratitude to the Turkmen side in the person...

Today, on 8 April 2021, the Turkmen-Japanese political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of two countries were held via videoconferencing.  The Turkmen side was headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Vepa Hajiyev, while the Japanese side was led by the Deputy Director-General of the European Affairs Bureau of the MFA of Japan, Deputy Assistant Minister Tokuda Shuichi.   During the talks, the parties noted with satisfaction the positive dynami...

The World Health Day has been celebrated on April 7. Mass cycling ride has been timed to this international date, which is set in National calendar. President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has taken part in the ride. Deputy Chairmen of the Cabinet of Ministers, leaders of the Mejlis, heads of military and law enforcement agencies, ministries and departments, capital administrations, public organizations, mass media, universities and youth have gathered next to the Path of Health early in the morn...

Another online meeting of teachers and students has been organized under the Agreement between Turkmen Agricultural University and National Agrarian University of Armenia. Senior teacher of the Plantation Department of TAU Charygeldy Babaniyazov has given a lecture on aspects of hybridization of cucurbitaceous crops in Turkmenistan for the students of Armenian Agrarian University. Matters of interspecies and intraspecific hybridization of cotton have been highlighted at the classes. In add...

Five years ago, ahead of the 25th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s independence, a number of prominent figures, who had contributed greatly to strengthening our home country’s sovereignty, were posthumously decorated with the Watana Bolan Söýgüsi Üçin Medal (the Medal for the Love for the Fatherland) by a Ukase of President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. Among them was Magtymguly State Award recipient, People’s Artist of Turkmenistan Yakub Annanurov.  …As long as Yakub could remember...

Number of private producers developing agricultural production is growing in the north of the country like in other regions. More and more individuals and legal entities receive land plots for 99 years lease from special agricultural land funds. For example, 39 new farms, which have started produce crops from the state order on contractual base, were opened in Zähmet territorial unit, Ruhubelent district. More than two thousands hectares of land was given to them last year in total. Part of t...

On April 5, 2021, a mini-football tournament dedicated to the World Health Day was held in Georgia. Representatives of diplomatic missions, accredited in Georgia and Georgian athletes took part in the tournament. Before the start of the tournament, it was noted that 2021 proclaimed by the corresponding Resolution of the UN General Assembly as the International Year of Peace and Trust and is observed in Turkmenistan under the slogan «Turkmenistan - the Homeland of Peace and Trust». It wa...