On June 30, 2020, the 86th meeting of the Economic Council of the Commonwealth of Independent States was held in video conferencing format. At the meeting, the Turkmen delegation was represented by the Deputy Minister of Finance and Economics of Turkmenistan. During the meeting, priority directions of the interstate trade and economic partnership were discussed, as well as issues of strengthening the regulatory framework of mutually beneficial partnership between the countries of the Commonwe...

On June 29, 2020, the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has turned 63 years old. This is the age of the Prophet Mohammed.  According to the inherent traditions of the Turkmen people, reaching this age is a great honor. On the occasion of this noble date, congratulatory messages and phone calls from the heads of states, governments and international organizations are received by the Head of State. Thus, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, President of th...

As of June 28, Ahal and Dashoguz regions are the leaders in fulfilment of the state order on production of grain. This year, the area under grain crops in Ahal Region is 195,000 hectares; 400,000 tons of wheat have been reaped in the region totally. Farmers of Kaahka District made significant contribution to the campaign, having delivered more than 80,500 tons of grain to storage facilities of the country, as well as grain producers of Baherden etrap, who produced more than 44,000 tons of gra...

The administrative centre of Dashoguz Region hosted big celebration concert, which has become the final event of the Week of Culture and dedicated to the Day of Cultural and Art Personnel and the Day of Magtumguly Fragi Poetry, which are widely observed in our country. Famous performers, professional bands and popular folk groups as well as new artists who just have started in big art took part in cultural action in the northern region of the country. Bright atmosphere of the celebration incl...

62 transactions have been registered at the trades of the State Commodity and Raw Material Exchange of Turkmenistan last week. For foreign currency, brokers from Russia, United Arab Emirates, Great Britain, Turkey and Afghanistan have bought lighting kerosene and diesel fuel produced at Turkmenbashy Refinery Complex. Polypropylene and high-density polyethylene (SC Türkmengaz) were the subjects of trade between businessmen from Russia, UAE, Afghanistan and other countries. In addition, dyed...

Turkmenbashy Refinery Complex is the largest producer of liquefied gas in the country, which annual production is more than 300,000 tons or two thirds of all liquefied fuel made in the country. The production is made for local needs and export; Turkmenbashy Refinery Complex uses around 200,000 tons for production of polypropylene and component of high-octane gasoline. Liquefied gas is on high demand abroad. For incomplete six months, the facility prepared more than 45,000 tons of liquefied...

On June 26, 2020, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov held a video conference with the Special Adviser to the UN Secretary General on Reforms, Mr. Jens Wandel. During the meeting, the parties discussed key vectors of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the UN and its specialized structures. In particular, joint actions to counteract the coronavirus pandemic and its socio-economic consequences were discussed. The importance of the...