On October 30-31, 2021, the Turkmen delegation headed by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov was on a working visit in Afghanistan. Within the framework of the visit to Kabul, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held a number of meetings with high-ranking officials of Afghanistan. In particular, Vice-Premier, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov had a meeting with the Cha...

The water sources of the protected area of northern Turkmenistan remain a favorite resting place for migratory birds. The employees of the Kaplangyr State Nature Reserve, who have been on a regular working trip to local lakes, were once again convinced of this. This time, they were pleased with the noticeable increase in the number of birds from the Red Book that flew to the lakes of Sarykamysh, Zengi-baba and the water surfaces of the new man-made Turkmen lake “Altyn Asyr”. Among them is a rare...

Today, on October 31, within the framework of a working visit to Kabul, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held several meetings with high-ranking officials of Afghanistan. During the meetings, the sides exchanged views on political and economic ties, discussed the security situation and humanitarian aid supplies, as well as touched upon on the issue of intensifying the construction of Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline, Turkmenistan-Afghanista...

In the mountains of Turkmenistan, in different years, geologists have discovered oxidized iron ore, which, as it turned out, even in ancient times served as an object of mining for artisanal metallurgists. There is a lot of evidence that our ancestors were engaged in early metallurgy and metalworking in the Central Kopetdag, in particular, in the area of Mount Dushak. More recently, on the slopes of Erik-dag, lumps of metal ore were discovered, resembling fragments of a meteorite. To clarify...

On October 30, 2021, in accordance with the instructions of the President of Turkmenistan, a Turkmen delegation headed by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov is on a working visit to Afghanistan. Today, on October 30, the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov had a meeting with the Chairman of the Government of Afghanistan Mohammad Hasan Ahund. During th...

The Great Balkhan is a mountain range where ancient relict species have found refuge, which have a narrow distribution area. Here you can find moisture-loving plants, huge trees-old-timers. Only endemic plants, that is, growing entirely on the Great Balkhans, there are up to twenty species. These are dorema, astragalus, hare-tooth, and a dozen and a half unique representatives of the flora kingdom. On a relatively small mountain formation, you can find ferns, conifers and wormwood. Representativ...

On October 29, 2021, in participation of the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov the 203 kilometer long “Ashgabat-Tedjen” section of the “Ashgabat-Turkmenabad” autobahn was solemnly put into operation. The members of the Government of Turkmenistan, high-level foreign guests, in particular Secretary General of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), regional and country representatives of the Islamic Bank of Development, Asian Bank of Development, European Bank for Reconst...