Representatives of the Mejlis took part in the Parliamentary Online Roundtable meeting today as part of the Fifteenth Annual Meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) will be hosted online by the United Nations (IGF). The event, organized in collaboration with the Inter-Parliamentary Union IGF 2020, brought together members of parliament from all parts of the world to discuss the role of Internet technology in improving the lives and well-being of people and, in particular, the ways to b...

Today, on the 10th of November the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov had via video communication a meeting with the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Vienna (UNODC/UNOV) Ms. Ghada Fathy Waly. During the meeting, the parties stated the high level and efficiency of cooperation between Turkmenistan and UNODC. The results of joint work were di...

Events on occasion of the Harvest Festival, which embodies people’s pride of the results of selfless work of farmers and generous harvests produced in Turkmen land, have been held all around the country. Ashgabat Equestrian Complex, on which decorated square best personnel of agricultural complex have been honoured, was the main place of celebration events. Members of the Government, heads of the Mejlis, representatives of departments, capital and regional administrations, public organization...

41 transactions were registered at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan last week. In foreign currency, businessmen from China, the UAE, Germany and Afghanistan bought petroleum coke, aviation kerosene, diesel fuel, hydrotreated diesel fuel, and gasoline produced at the Turkmenbashi Refinery Complex. Entrepreneurs from the Russian Federation, the UAE, Turkey and Uzbekistan made deals for purchasing high-density polyethylene (Turkmengas State Concern). Deals in for...

In 2020, 25 million seedlings of deciduous, fruit trees and grapes will be planted throughout Turkmenistan. This number marks the 25th anniversary of the country's permanent neutrality. Some of the trees were planted during a nationwide greening campaign held on November 7 with the participation of President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. It was also attended by members of the government, heads and representatives of ministries and sectoral departments, including numerous residents...

The Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R. Meredov made an address at the meeting of the Council of Heads of Governments of the Commonwealth of Independent States that was held in the format of a video conference on the 6th of November. “The cultural-humanitarian sphere remains as a strong and reliable link between the states and people of the CIS,” noted the Vise-premier. In this context, the interest of the Turkmen side in continuing coop...

At today’s meeting of the Council of Heads of Governments of the Commonwealth of Independent States which was held through videoconferencing, the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R. Meredov gave a speech. During his address, the Vice-premier noted that Turkmenistan stands for the strengthening of economic cooperation on the CIS space with the involvement of adjoining regions. In this regard, he underlined the importance of the Strategy o...