The Maya Kulieva Turkmen National Music Conservatory has hosted a concert to mark the 120th anniversary of the birth of People’s Artist of Turkmenistan, outstanding dutar and gijak player, composer and teacher Purli Saryev. Purli Saryev, the son of renowned musician Sary Bagshi, was born on October 17, 1900 in the village of Byami near Baherden (Akhal Velayat). His father began teaching the dutar to him at a young age. He learned the gijak (a spike fiddle) with Khanmammed Allanurov, who perfo...

109 transactions have been registered at the trades of the State Commodity and Raw Material Exchange of Turkmenistan last week. For foreign currency, entrepreneurs from United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Switzerland, Singapore and Afghanistan have bought jet fuel, light oil and bunker fuel produced by Turkmenbashy Refinery Complex. In addition, colorless sheet glass, dyed and Jacquard terry products, cotton yarn have been sold for foreign currency to the buyers from Russia, USA, Turkey,...

New work of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov “Spiritual World of Turkmens”, which has been presented to wide public on the threshold of the 29th anniversary of the country, has raised big interest abroad. Representatives of scientific circles and public of many countries expressed their intent to translate this book, which narrates about rich spiritual and cultural heritage of Turkmen nation and indicates its significant contribution to development of civilization, to foreign languages....

On October 2, 2020, the ceremony of presenting the Credentials of the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan Sh.Jumayev to the President of the Portuguese Republic Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa was held. During the ceremony, the President of Portugal asked to convey his warm greetings and best wishes to the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. Also President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa underlined that the Portuguese side is interested in further development of m...

On October 3, 2020, the session of the Interdepartmental Commission of Turkmenistan on the issues of the Caspian Sea was held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan in renewed composition. As is known, the day before during the meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, the Head of State signed the Resolution, according to which the composition of the Interdepartmental Commission of Turkmenistan on the issues of the Caspian Sea was determined. In accordance with the i...

The Embassy of our country to Georgia has held international online conference dedicated to the 25th anniversary of permanent neutrality of Turkmenistan and the 75th anniversary of the UN. Representatives of Georgia’s Foreign Ministry, diplomatic corps, Georgian Technical University, Grigol Robakidze University ad mass media took part in the event. Ambassador of Turkmenistan in Tbilisi Dovletmurad Muratov, UN Permanent Coordinator in Georgia Sabine Mahl, President of Red Crescent Society o...

Celebration event held in I. N Ulyanov Chuvash State University (Cheboksary, Russian Federation) was timed to the Independence Day of Turkmenistan. Concert program with participation of Turkmen students and members of national cultural association “Turkmen Community in Chuvash Republic” was prepared with assistance of international department of the university. Turkmenistan’s citizens who study in Chuvash Republic were congratulated by students from Indonesia, India and Iran. The program o...