On  17-18 September, 2018, representatives from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan participated in an OSCE-supported two-day regional seminar “Combating financing of terrorism: best practices within the OSCE region” which was held in Ashgabat. The seminar organized by the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat aimed to share international standards and best practices in the area of combating the financing of terrorism. The participants also discussed further strengthening of international a...

On October 9, 2018, political consultations were held between Turkmenistan and the Republic of Belarus at the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus in Minsk. The Turkmen delegation was headed by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs V.Hadzhiev, and the Belarusian delegation was headed by Deputy Foreign Minister E.Shestakov. During the consultations, the sides discussed a wide range of issues related to the expansion and development of fruitful cooperation between...

The State Symphony Orchestra conducted by Rasul Klychev opened the new season with the vocal cycle of Nury Halmamedov entitled "The Unheard Songs of Children of Hiroshima and Nagasaki". Professionals and connoisseurs filled the hall of the Turkmen Musical and Drama Theater named after A.Sh. Makhtumkuli, to become the first listeners of the extraordinary work of the master. Nury Halmamedov was 7 years old when the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki occurred. The heart of the orphanage b...

Our fellow countryman Dovletmyrat Orazgylyjov (79 kg) has won a silver medal at the International Freestyle Wrestling Championship that just ended in the city of Minsk. In the early stage of the championship, the student of the National Institute of Sport and Tourism managed to pin his opponent from Belarus in the first minute of the match, having secured a clear victory. In the semifinal our wrestler competed against a Russian wrestler. Dovletmyrat beat his opponent convincingly in this m...

The large-scale program of Turkmenistan's industrialization is inextricably linked with environmental issues, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said at the opening ceremony of the Garabogazkarbamid plant, during which the plant's management was awarded certificates of international organizations on the recognition of product quality, efficiency and environmental friendliness of innovative production. In this regard, the head of state noted that Turkmenistan supports the efforts of the inter...

On September 17, 2018 in the city of Garabogaz with the participation of the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, who is on a working trip to the Balkan velayat, solemnly opened a new industrial facility - the Garabogazkarbamid plant. The solemn ceremony of launching the enterprise, which replenished the industrial infrastructure of the country's chemical industry, was attended by the country's leadership, representatives of foreign diplomatic missions and media, and foreign c...

Turkmenistan is a competent member of international politics as one of active UN-member states, makes its significant contribution to consolidate international community efforts in countering the threats against humanity, especially terrorism and radicalism. The President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov underlines that, countering terrorism acquires strategic significance on the agenda of multilateral cooperation of Turkmenistan within Community of Nations along with global tasks in en...