On November 2-4, 2017, Ashgabat will host the 22nd international conference and an exhibition entitled Oil and Gas of Turkmenistan-2017. The forum is expected to be attended by field-related specialists from many countries, including representatives of foreign oil and gas companies, sectoral ministries and agencies of some countries, international organizations, and the mass media. The conference will focus on an extensive range of issues, concerning the development of the global, regional an...

On October 20, 2017, the presentation of new book by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov “Turkmenistan – the heart of the Great Silk Road” took place in Mukams Palace of the capital. Members of the Government, representatives of diplomatic missions and international organizations accredited in our country as well as public and mass media representatives and youth took part in the event.  The name of new work of the Head of the State “Turkmenistan – the heart of the Great Silk Road” chosen by...

In Ovadandepe settlement of Ahal province, the largest plant is being constructed for production of gasoline from synthesis gas. According to the client – Turkmengas State Concern – this unique high-tech enterprise, being built with the Japanese company, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd., for the first time in world practice will convert large volumes of natural gas into liquid fuel – gasoline. GTG – Gas to gasoline project, based on the well-established technology by Haldor Topsoe, the Dani...

Japan will host Culture Days of Turkmenistan on November 10-12. The event will include an exhibition of arts and crafts and museum exhibits, performances by well-known singers, bakhshi (folk musicians), a folk song and dance group named Galkynyş, a joint concert given by Turkmen and Japanese performing artists.

On October 18, 2017, the International Conference "Peace, Stability and International Cooperation in the Caspian Region" was held in the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan in cooperation with the State Enterprise for Caspian Sea Issues under the President of Turkmenistan. The event was attended by the representatives of various ministries and departments of Turkmenistan - Foreign Affairs, Defense, Finance a...

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...