The Ministry of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan hosted the ceremony of signing the Memorandum of Understanding on strategic partnership between the Ministry and Swiss company "SICPA SA" - a world leader in the field of marking with protected characters. The document aims to promote the development of the digital economy in Turkmenistan, which was identified by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov as a priority task. Expanding the use of various electronic systems and information networks,...

A consultation meeting to discuss the Country programme of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) for 2021-2025 was held in the building of the United Nations Office in Turkmenistan.   Head of the United Nations Children's Fund office in Turkmenistan Ms. Christine Weigand, the representatives of the national parliament, ministries and departments, public organizations and young people attended the event. The meeting participants were familiarize...

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held working session dedicated to development of national cultural and art sphere and improvement of activity of mass media. During the session, the Head of the State has focused on special importance of objectives of this sphere including objectives for study of national cultural heritage, its wide popularization in the world and careful protection. Deputy Chairperson of the Cabinet of Ministers B. Abdiyeva reported on the situation in the structures un...

On January 28, 2020, the delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs R.Meredov participated to the high-level Conference “Green Central Asia” held in Berlin. The delegations of Germany, Central Asian countries and Afghanistan also took part in the Conference. A wide range of issues related to the climate change and security in the region was discussed during, including the nature protection, integrated management of water resources, preservation of biodiversity, c...

The latest issue of the scientific practical journal ‘Foreign Policy and Diplomacy’ has just come out. It spotlights the most important events in the country’s foreign policy in the fourth quarter of last year. The journal opens with a speech delivered by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov at a meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of State in Ashgabat on October 11, 2019. The head of state highlighted that with the chairmanship of the CIS in 2019 Turkmenistan’s main objectives were to prov...

Presentation of the UN Development Programme Global Report on Human Development in 2019 took place in the Yildiz Hotel. Representatives of ministries and departments of the country, public organizations, teachers of high educational institutes, heads of diplomatic missions accredited in Turkmenistan and international organizations took part in the forum.   The main theses and key conclusions of the Report, comments on progress achieved by our country for the last 10 years as well as the ro...

Завершился первый этап учета водноболотных биоресурсов западного Туркменистана. Предварительные итоги проделанной работы были обсуждены на совещании Рамсарской группы, прошедшем в Хазарском заповеднике. На побережье Каспия сделаны тысячи фотографий птичьих стай и отдельных особей, зимующих в туркменском секторе моря. Их дешифровка займет много времени, но в итоге птичье сообщество будет учтено с точностью до единичной особи. В этом году впервые был осуществлен научный эксперимент по паралл...