On the 18th of February, 2021, the political consultations between Turkmenistan and the Republic of Kazakhstan in the format of a videoconference were held. The Turkmen side was headed by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.O.Meredov, while the Kazakh side was led by the M.B.Tileuberdi. The agenda of the consultations was very rich. The parties expressed interest in the development of Turkmen-Kazakh relations. Stressing the key role o...

Barley is one of the major crops grown in the northern region of Turkmenistan. This year, the total barley area in Dashoguz Velayat stands at 1,000 hectares with almost a quarter of it in S. Turkmenbashi etrap. Kounyaurgench and Akdepe etraps, where farmers have gained considerable experience in growing barley, will continue to be big producers of the crop in the region, as well. A cereal crop, barley is a rich source of proteins and starch. This makes it valuable concentrated animal fodder....

On February 18, 2021, the Scientific Conference dedicated to the Day of Diplomatic Workers of Turkmenistan “The Diplomacy of Turkmenistan – Its Past, Its Present and Its Future” was held in the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The Conference was accompanied by an Exhibition timed to the Day of Diplomatic Workers of Turkmenistan and dedicated to the 30th anniversary of Independence and 25th anniversary of permanent Neutrality of Turkmenis...

President of Turkmenistan commissioned to revise the rates for Internet and other communications services. The issue-associated instructions were given during a working meeting that took place today to discuss the transport and communications sector’s development.  Addressing Vice-Premier Bayramgeldi Ovezov, who is in charge of the sphere, and senior officials in the transport and communications sector, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov noted that there is a special need for improving the q...

On the 17th of February 2021, the ceremony of presenting the credentials of the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the Saudi Arabia O.Chariyev to the Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq Al Said as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the Sultanate of Oman (with residence in Riyadh) was held in the Palace “Al-Barakah” of the official residence of the Sultan of Oman. During the ceremony of presenting the credentials, the meeting of the Am...

Weavers at the Ashgabat art carpet enterprise produced one hundred and twenty square meters of carpet and carpet products in January. The capital’s weavers are making full use of weaving equipment with twenty upright looms employed to make floor carpets ranging from 2.5 square meters to 5 square meters in size, and ten looms − to produce pictorial carpets, portraits, and carpets with landscape scenes. Another seven looms are designed to weave souvenir items.   The capital’s oldest enterprise,...

On the 16th of February 2021, a representative delegation of the Republic of Uzbekistan headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs A.H.Kamilov arrived to Ashgabat on a working visit.    In the framework of the visit, on February 17, the head of the external policy agency of the Republic of Uzbekistan was received by President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. Also during the visit, political consultations on the level of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the Repu...