Conference hall of the Academy of Sciences held Turkmen – Japanese seminar on exchange of the practice in reduction of the risks caused by natural disasters. The forum with participation of the specialists from the country of the Rising Sun was organized under joint project “Improvement of System of Seismic Monitoring in Ashgabat and its Surrounding”, which united the Institute of Seismology and Physics of Atmosphere of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan and Japanese International Cooperati...

On October 15, 2017 in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, by unanimous decision of the 201st meeting of the Governing Council of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), which was held within the framework of the 137th Assembly of the IPU, Turkmenistan was admitted to membership in the Inter-Parliamentary Union. The Mejlis of Turkmenistan will represent Turkmenistan in the Inter-Parliamentary Union. The Inter-Parliamentary Union, headquartered in Geneva, is one of the oldest international organi...

The opening of the first golf club in Turkmenistan is carried out in Ashgabat with participation of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. Numerous participants and guests of the ceremony gathered on the ground in front of the golf complex. There are the Chairperson of the Mejlis, members of the Government, leaders of military and law enforcement agencies, ministries and departments of the country and mass media. Atmosphere of celebration events is supported by performances of famous art ban...

At the past week-end names of winners of competitions in sports climbing in discipline "speed climbing" became known. The tournament organised by the State Sports Committee of Turkmenistan jointly with the khyakimlik of Archabil etrap of the capital, it took place at the climbing wall on the slopes of the Markou in the Kopet Dagh. It is already the second championship for the current year: in spring competitions in this sport in discipline "lead climbing" was held. Teams took part in the pres...

Students of International Humanitarian Studies and Development University and the Institute of International Relations of the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan have visited the Country of the Rising Sun under MIRAI 2017 on October 4 -11. The programme of international youth exchange organized under support of the Foreign Ministry of Japan is aimed at consolidation of intellectual and scientific relations between the students of different countries.  Lectures and seminars have been organized fo...

Representatives of the Government structures and diplomats as well as experts of the Central, South and South – East Asia took part in academic forum organized with support of the OSCE under the 7th Conference of Regional Economic Cooperation for Afghanistan (RECCA VII). Afghan delegation was chaired by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Adela Raz.  Approaches to consolidation of regional cooperation in the Central, South and South – East Asia have been discussed at the meeting in the Institu...

Information of implementation of the Resolution of the Head of the State stipulating the invitation of foreign specialists for teaching in Oguzkhan Engineering and Technologies University was given at the session of the Government on October 13.  It was mentioned that lecturers from Tsukuba University work at the moment in the university under established cooperation with Japanese partners. It is planned to invite number of professors and lecturers from this leading university of Japan next y...