On the 26th of January 2021, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held inter-MFA consultations with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus Vladimir Makei.  During the meeting, the Ministers discussed present issues of bilateral cooperation in the political-diplomatic, trade-economic, cultural and humanitarian spheres. The importance of high-level contacts which contribute to strengthening of interstate ties was highlighted.    The Ministers exp...

Three plant species listed in the Red Data Book of Turkmenistan are found in the Kaplankyr State Nature Reserve and are protected by its staff. They are Salsola chiwensis, Malacocarpus crithmifolius, and Ammodendron eichwaldii (Eichwald sand acacia). The Ustyurt Plateau has been home to Salsola chiwensis since ancient times. Reaching half a meter tall, this subshrub grows as an isolated plant and form thickets in the Plateau or in the Sarykamysh Depression. Salsola chiwensis blooms in July an...

Last week, 35 transactions were registered at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan. In foreign currency, entrepreneurs from the UAE and Afghanistan bought aviation kerosene and hydrotreated diesel fuel produced at the Turkmenbashi Refinery Complex. Businessmen from the UAE, Afghanistan and Scotland made deals for purchasing ECO-93 gasoline (Turkmengaz State Concern) and representatives of business circles from Hong Kong and Switzerland – carbamide (Turkmenkhimiya Sta...

Running along the eastern edge of Turkmenistan is the south-western ridge of the Gissar Range of the Pamir-Alay mountain system, named Kugitang since the dawn of time. Another name, Koytendag, means “impassable mountains”. The western slopes of the Range are truly impassable. They are jagged with numerous gorges reminiscent of canyons with several-hundred-meter-high precipices. The region is one of the richest in Turkmenistan in natural and mineral resources. It boasts large deposits of rock...

On January 21, 2021, the Ninth regular Turkmen-German Forum on health protection, organized within the framework of the Agreement on cooperation between the Ministry of Health Protection and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan and the Federal Ministry of Health Protection of the Federal Republic of Germany, started its work in the Ministry of Health Protection and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan in the videoconference format. The Forum is attended from Turkmen side by the Minister of Health Pro...

On the 20th of January 2021, a two-day visit to Turkmenistan of a representative Azerbaijani delegation headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Aziz oglu Bayramov has started.  Today,on the 21st of January, the head of the MFA of Azerbaijan was received by the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. Then, the meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Az...

On the 21st of January 2021, a meeting was held between President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev via videoconferencing. During the meeting, the Presidents reiterated commitment to the development of friendly relations between the two countries and peoples based on the principles of mutual respect and trust, as well as the community of historical, cultural and spiritual values. The heads of state discussed the current stand...