On April 23, 2022, a regular meeting of the National Commission of Turkmenistan for UNESCO was held in the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country. The meeting was attended by Deputy Chairpersons of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, heads and representatives of relevant ministries and departments of the country. During the meeting, the main aspects of the development of relations between Turkmenistan and UNESCO were discussed. In particular, the issues of intensi...

April 18 became International Day for the Protection of Monuments and Sites in 1983 as a result of a decision taken by the Assembly of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS). For almost forty years now, this date has occupied an important place in the UNESCO calendar of holidays. One of the main tasks of the international activities of this organization is the protection of cultural monuments and natural landscapes for future generations. Jemal Orazmyradova, Head of the Dep...

On April 22, 2022, screening of the Sir David Attenborough’s documentary film “A life on Our Planet” was held at the “Ashgabat” cinema of our capital as a part of the activities to celebrate the 30th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between Turkmenistan and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Delivering her remarks before the screening, Ms. Lucia Wilde, Her Majesty’s Ambassador noted the importance of the issues of climate change and protection of env...

Today, on April 22, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Turkmenistan Hiroyuki Yamamoto. At the beginning of the meeting, the diplomats exchanged congratulatory messages from the Heads of States of Turkmenistan and Japan, as well as the heads of the Foreign Ministries of the two countries on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. The minister also said...

The Milli Ulgam Economic Society has been working on a “smart” urban solution since 2020, which includes the capabilities of a digital system. About 30 IT specialists work here. As part of its work, Milli Ulgam offers telecommunication infrastructure solutions for the installation of “smart” systems. About this reports press service of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan. Another national network project is the “Smart” Home project, which offers Internet-connected eq...

On April 22, 2022, the fifth meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs in the “Central Asia – Russia” format was held via videoconferencing. The meeting was attended by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tleuberdi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic Ruslan Kazakbaev, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan Sirozhiddin Mukhriddin, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov, the Deputy Prime Minis...

On April 21, 2022, the first online meeting of the Turkmen-Italian working group on cultural cooperation was held. The negotiations were organized with the support of the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Italy. The Turkmen part of the working group, headed by the Deputy Minister of Culture, was represented by the heads and employees of various institutions of the country's socio-cultural sphere. During the meeting, representatives of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Cultural Activities and Tou...