Resolutions on Joining of the country to number of international agreements, which include the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals and Agreement on the Protection of Afro-Eurasian Migratory Wetland Birds, have been adopted at the 10th session of the Mejlis of the 6th convocation on August 22. We have asked Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor Eldar Rustamov to comment on this event, which indicates active position of our country in solution of natural conse...

I first saw works by Gulyara Babaeva once visiting an exhibition. The paintings drew me like a magnet with a sense of great sincerity and the young artist’s creative signature style. On hearing my enthusiastic response, one of the visitors advised me to have a look at her handcrafted ceramics. I must confess that I did not give due consideration to them at that time thinking of the ceramic works as the young artist’s hobby. Quite the opposite, in fact: Gulyara Babaeva is a ceramist and her pa...

Representatives of the Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations took part in an online meeting with the heads of the EXPO-2020 steering committee. The organizational issues of the global forum were discussed during the meeting. As reported, taking into account the epidemiological situation in the world, Turkmenistan supported the initiative put forward by the UAE to postpone EXPO-2020 to next year. In this regard, the parties called for the intensification of mutually beneficial co...

On August 25, 2020, an online meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Minister of Roads and Urban Development of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Eslami. During the meeting, the Ministers noted with satisfaction the high level of active dialogue between Turkmenistan and Iran, as well as the adherence of the heads of states to further development of cooperation on various vectors.   The parties discussed a number of current issues...

On August 25, 2020, a telephone conversation took place between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Austria in Turkmenistan (with residence in Nur-Sultan) Gerhard Sailler, who is completing his diplomatic mission in our country.   In the beginning of the talks, the Minister expressed gratitude to the Ambassador for his efficient work and important contribution to the development and strengthenin...

35 transactions were concluded at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan last week. Businessmen from Afghanistan purchased hydrotreated diesel oil, produced at Turkmenbashi complex of oil refineries and oil bitumen. Businessmen from Russia, Turkey and Afghanistan purchased high-density polyethylene. Businessmen from Russia, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan purchased terry-loop goods and cotton yarn to the total amount of more than 4.895 million US dollars....

On August 22, 2020, the tenth meeting of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan of sixth convocation took place in the format of a videoconference.   The heads of profile ministries and departments of the country, as well as the representatives of the mass media participated to the session.  During the session, the drafts Resolutions of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan on adopting a number of laws and joining various important international legal documents, including the modernization of the legislative base o...