On April 24, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov met with President of the Republic of Tatarstan of the Russian Federation Rustam Minnikhanov, who arrived in our country to take part in the celebrations on the occasion of the National Day of the Turkmen Horse. Warmly welcoming the head of the Turkmen state and expressing sincere gratitude for the cordial welcome, President Rustam Minnikhanov conveyed to the President of Turkmenistan cordial greetings and congratulations from the President of the...

The State Intellectual Property Service of the Ministry of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan issued a copyright certificate for the computer program No. 218 to a group of developers of the Laboratory of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) of the Technology Center of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan. Scientists and specialists of this laboratory, using geographic information systems, created an interactive map of the archaeological sites of Turkmenistan, which displays objects of the Mi...

On April 23, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, at the invitation of the Prime Minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida, took part in the videoconferencing format in the Fourth Asia-Pacific Water Summit (APWS). This meeting is a unique platform for multilateral exchange of views, discussion and cooperation on water issues, generating innovative ideas and know-how in this important area. The current Kumamoto Summit, the theme of which is "Water for Sustainable Development - Best Practices and the Next G...

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...