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TALKS TO EXPAND BILATERAL TRADE AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION BETWEEN TURKMENISTAN AND THE UAE
On August 19, 2020, a meeting was held between representatives of the Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Tukrmenistan and the United Arab Emirates. The online meeting from the Turkmen side was attended by the heads and representatives of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan, the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, as well as other sectoral departments of the country. From the Arab side, the Secretary General of the Federation of the UAE Chambers of Commerce and Indust...
NEWSPAPER LINES UP TO THE CENTURY LONG: HISTORICAL RETROSPECTIVE
The first issue of the oldest national newspaper Turkmenistan, which is published until our days, has been first released in Ashgabat (Poltoratzk this is how Turkmen capital was called back then) 100 years ago on July 29, 1920. 600 newspapers have been printed in Turkmen language and Arabic script, which was used in our country until 1929. It was two-page party magazine, which main goals were a political propaganda and cultural and educational mission on the background of historical events of th...
PARTICIPATION OF THE CHAIRWOMAN OF MEJLIS OF TURKMENISTAN IN THE SUMMIT OF WOMEN SPEAKERS OF PARLIAMENTS
On August 17-18, 2020, the Chairwoman of Mejlis (Parliament) of Turkmenistan participated to the 13th Summit of Women Speakers of Parliaments which took place in online format in Vienna of the Republic of Austria. The event was organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union in cooperation with the Parliament of Austria and the United Nations. The participants of the Summit found an opportunity to discuss the key aspects of the international agenda, including the expansion of empowerment of...
OIL, GAS CHEMICAL AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS LEAD IN EXCHANGE SALES
31 transactions were registered at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan last week. Businessmen from Russia, the US, the UAE, Oman, Kazakhstan and Afghanistan purchased aviation kerosene, hydrotreated diesel fuel and diesel fuel produced at the Turkmenbashi complex of oil refineries, as well as polyethylene and high-density polyethylene produced by “Türkmengaz” State Concern. Moreover, businessmen of the Russian Federation, Kyrgyzstan and Azerbaijan purchased denim...
GARABOGAZGOL: INEXHAUSTIBLE TREASURES OF THE BAY
The Garabogazgol Bay is one of the most famous natural attractions of Turkmenistan and the biggest salt basin on the Earth. Its area is around 18 thousand square kilometres. Many people know that Garabogazgol Bay is the saltiest place of Caspian Sea, however, only few knows that salinity of its water is totally of different kind rather than in in the sea. The bay is distinguished with high content of Glauber’s salt (mirabilite), due to which the water does not freeze even at -10 degrees Celsi...
ISSUES OF TURKMEN-TATARSTAN INTERACTION HAD BEEN DISCUSSED
On August 13, 2020, video negotiations took place between the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Industry and Trade of the Republic of Tatarstan of the Russian Federation Albert Karimov. As known, Turkmenistan attaches great importance to effective interaction with the constituent entities of the Russian Federation within the framework of the comprehensive development of strategic T...
THE AMBASSADOR OF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC CONCLUDES HIS DIPLOMATIC MISSION IN TURKMENISTAN
On August 13, 2020, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan there was held a farewell meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Italian Republic to Turkmenistan, Mr. Diego Ungaro, who is completing his diplomatic mission in the country. At the beginning of the meeting, the Turkmen side highly appreciated the work of the diplomat, who in the course of his mission rendered significant assistance in strengthening the Turkmen-Italian relations in various area...