On October 21, 2021, a meeting of the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov with the Director of the Subregional Office for Central Asia of Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) Viorel Gutu has been held in the videoconferencing format. During the meeting, the parties considered key aspects of interaction between Turkmenistan and FAO. It was underlined that Turkmen side appreciates the activity of the Organization and in...

Namazga-Depe and Abiverd, the famous archeological monuments in the foothills of the Kopetdag Mountains, are located at a distance of less than two kilometers from each other on the plain near the modern Turkmen city of Kaakhka. But they are separated by a historical period of more than two millennia. When a large medieval city, known from the 7th century under the name Abiverd, was formed here, nothing remained of the ancient settlement on its southern outskirts: neither the name, nor traces...

On October 21, 2021, the 20th Joint Committee meeting “Turkmenistan – European Union” was held in videoconferencing format. The Turkmen side at the meeting was represented by the heads and representatives of the Ministries of Finance and Economy, Foreign Affairs, Education, Agriculture and Environment Protection, Energy, Labor and Social Security, Trade and Foreign Economic Relations, Health Protection and Medical Industry, Institute of State, Law and Democracy, State Concerns “Turkmenneft” a...

Abiverd was one of the main centers of North Khorasan, which has been repeatedly described as "a city with fertile lands and rich crops, famous for its magnificent market and mosque." The city was defended by the inhabitants from the attacks of the nomads not only by powerful fortress walls and fortified gates, but also by a deep ditch. According to archaeologist Yegen Atagarryev, the development of the city was facilitated by its geographical position at the crossroads of trade routes from M...

On October 21, 2021, at the initiative of the Embassy of Turkmenistan in the Swiss Confederation, an online business forum was organized between the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan and the Joint Chamber of Commerce Switzerland-CIS/Georgia (JCC). From Turkmen side, Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the Swiss Confederation, as well as heads and representatives of several ministries a...

Thirty kilometers east of Mary, in the valley of the Murgab River, there is a huge territory, the archaeological sites of which are united by one name - Ancient Merv. Each of the settlements, the remains of dilapidated buildings of which both local residents and guests of Turkmenistan can admire to this day, flourished in its own era: Erk-kala in the 6th century BC; Gyaur-Kala in the 3rd century AD; Kyz-Kala in the VI century; Sultan-Kala in the XI century; Abdullakhan-Kala in the 15th centur...

On October 20, 2021, the 8th Turkmen-Russian Economic Forum, organized by the Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan and the Russian Federation, was held in videoconferencing format. The agenda of the next business meeting included specific issues of industrial cooperation, expanding the export and investment potential of enterprises and companies of the two countries, cooperation in the areas of construction production, processing industries of the agro-industrial complex, digital...