A mass bike ride  opened the program of events dedicated to World Health Day in Ashgabat. Starting from the crossroad of the capital's avenues Kopetdag and Chandybil, it continued along the main city highways. The length of its route was 15 thousand meters; 5 thousand people participated in the action.  On the way of the cycle race, performances of masters of Arts, youth folklore and dance groups, as well as young athletes was unfolded.  On this day, bike rides and athletics marathons was...

Specialists of National Historical and Cultural Monuments Protection, Study and Restoration Department of the Ministry of Culture and the Academy of Science commenced new season of archaeological excavations, studies and restorations of historical and cultural monuments of the country.  This was informed by Vice-premier B. Abdieyva on the session of the Government. The Vice-premier also reported on the activity carried out in accordance with the State Programme of scientific and research work...

The scientific and practical conference devoted to the aspects of implementing the Concept of improving the teaching of foreign languages conducted at the Oguz Khan engineering and Technology University.  The forum united teachers and students of universities, teachers of foreign languages of secondary schools and specialists of the National Institute of Education. The conference was held in the format of a plenary and four sectional sessions, during which almost one hundred scientific report...

On March 27, 2018, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani arrived in Turkmenistan on a two-day official visit. The head of the Iranian state was greeted by the officials at the International Airport of Ashgabat, decorated with the National Flags of the two countries. From the airport, the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran went to his residence, located at the Oguzkent Hotel. In the first half of the day, the high guest, accompanied by an honorable escort, proceede...

On March 26, 2018, the Observer Mission of the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which monitored the election campaign and elections of the Mejlis deputies, held press conferences. The events were attended by representatives of national and foreign media, as well as members of the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda in Turkmenistan. Speaking to the audience, the Heads of Missions, expressing gratitude to the country's leadership and the C...

On March 26, 2018 a briefing of the Chairman of the Central Election Commission of Turkmenistan G. Muradov, on the results of the elections of the deputies of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan, members of the people’s councils and local councils was held in the conference hall of the Central Election Commission of Turkmenistan. The briefing was attended by international observers, foreign journalists accredited in the country, as well as representatives of local media. The Chairman of the Central...

On March 23, 2018, in Geneva, Switzerland, the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), at its 37th session, unanimously adopted the Resolution "Promoting human rights through sport and the Olympie ideal", which reflects the initiative of the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on encouraging valuable contribution of Olympic refugee teams in strengthening peace and human rights. In particular, the document notes that the participation of refugee teams in large-scale sports games, includ...