It was indicated by huge interest of Ashgabat citizens to the works displayed at the Exhibition Centre of the capital. Rich, expressive palette, polyphony of the images, non-trivial outlook and positive perception of the world unite the works of painters from Murgab Valley. Meeting their new pictures admires and pleases as the breath of spring and mosaic of shining emotion please.  Work of Kossek Nurmuradov “The Silk Road” is the dominant of artistic collection. It is not the matter of themat...

On the occasion of the upcoming 73rd anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic war of 1941-1945, the capital’s Mekan Palace hosted a ceremony to honor war veterans and widows of fallen warriors and present money, valuable gifts and bouquets of spring flowers from the President of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.  An exhibition of paintings, photographs and books showcasing exemplary courage and resilience of those who forged the victory on the battlefields and through feats of...

Macroeconomic indices for four months of the year were presented at the session of the Government dedicated to the outcomes of the development of the country in January – April 2018. For the period under review, the growth of the GDP was 6.2 percent including 4.6 percent in industrial complex, 0.4 percent in construction, 10.4 percent in transport and communication sector, 7.8 percent in trade, 3.2 percent in agriculture and 10.1 percent in service sphere.  Comparing with the same period of t...

On May 3, 2018, in the Avaza National Tourism Zone, the IX meeting of the Ministers of Transport and Communications of the member countries of the Economic Cooperation Organization was held. High-ranking representatives of the Economic Cooperation Organization, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), the International Road Transport Union (IRU) and a number of other international organizations attended the meeting which was held in the congress cente...

On Mav 2nd 2018, new International Seaport was solemnly inaugurated in Turkmenbashi city. President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov took part in the opening ceremony of the port. The solemn event, organized by the Government of Turkmenistan was attended by the heads of international organizations, relevant state structures from a number of countries, large foreign profile companies, heads of the diplomatic missions accredited in Turkmenistan as well as representatives of foreign and...

A HIGH-LEVEL MEETING ON THE UN GLOBAL COUNTER-TERRORISM STRATEGY IN CENTRAL ASIA WAS HELD IN ASHGABAT On April 30, 2018, in Ashgabat, the High-Level Meeting "Towards a Comprehensive Implementation of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in Central Asia" was held, and the third phase of a joint project supporting the Joint Action Plan for Central Asia (SAP) was launched. The event was organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the United Nations Regional Center for...

International scientific conference and festival “Ancient Sources of Music Art” has come to the end in Ashgabat. Representative forum gathered humanitarian scientists and art masters from 13 countries in Turkmen land.  More than 50 reports has been presented and discussed during plenary and three section sessions of the conference, wide range of subjects of comprehensive study and popularization of music heritage of the nations of the world has been reviewed.  Topical issues of cultural in...