On January 22, a Young Entrepreneurs Forum entitled “A Step to the Future” will take place in Ashgabat as part of the Men Telekeçi (I am an Entrepreneur) Project. The Forum is specially organized for successful entrepreneurs doing business and striving for self-development, as well as for those, who are just starting or plan to set up their own business. This interactive platform will allow businessmen, who have managed to build successful companies on their own and have risen to the top, to...

ntermediary results of “Central Asian Desert Initiative (CADI) – Protection and sustainable use of deserts in Turkmenistan” regional project of the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Protection of Turkmenistan and the Michael Succow Foundation for the Protection of Nature (Germany) have been outlined. The CADI project is implemented in cooperation with the University of Greifswald and sub-regional branch of the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization for Central Asian countries for...

On January 9, 2021, Political consultations between Turkmenistan and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan at the level of Ministers of Foreign Affairs were held in Kabul. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Hanif Atmar expressed their positions on key aspects of bilateral agenda.   The parties underlined the effectiveness of dialogue between the Heads of Turkmenistan and Afghanista...

On January 8, 2021 the competent delegation headed by the Deputy Chairman of Cabinet of Ministers, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov arrived in Kabul, the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan for a working visit. During the visit, Turkmen delegation had constructive talks with high-level officials of the Afghan government. In particular, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov had a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Repu...

On January 8, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted a briefing by Head of the OSCE Center in Ashgabat Natalya Drozd with the participation of representatives of the diplomatic corps and the mass media, faculty members of the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The Head of the OSCE Center highly commended the political, economic and humanitarian aspects of neutrality, which are the main pillars of our country’s foreign policy. They seek to...

On January 8, a working meeting was held with the Representative of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in Turkmenistan at the Ministry of Finance and Economy. The meeting focused on issues of boosting cooperation between Turkmenistan and the EBRD, including in the field of lending facilities and investments, where positive experience has been gained. A special topic for discussion was prospects of the European Bank’s participation in large-scale infrastructure proj...

All laboratories and departments of the Institute of Chemistry, the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan have begun to operate on a self-supporting basis since the start of the new year. It is the first scientific research institution whose expenditures will not be financed from the State Budget, but wholly from own resources. It took the Institute several years to make the transition to a financially self-sufficient organizational scheme, and in accordance with the Presidential Resolution it...