On February 15, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), together with the Country Office of the World Health Organization (WHO), held an online briefing for media to discuss the achievements of Turkmenistan in the implementation of the Country Preparedness and Response Plan to the pandemic. Mass media representatives took part in the event aimed at raising the awareness of journalists on preparing messages on the prevention of infectious diseases. UNICEF Representative in Turkmenistan...

Intensive preparations are well underway in Turkmenistan for the election of Khalk Maslakhaty members of the Milli Gengesh (National Council). In accordance with the electoral legislation, the nomination of candidates opened on February 6. Velayat, etrap, and city khalk maslakhaty are currently holding meetings to select and nominate their candidates.   Under the procedure established by the legislation, political parties and citizen groups may put up Khalk Maslakhaty candidates through their...

Last week, 110 transactions were registered at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan. In foreign currency, businessmen from the UAE, Scotland, and Afghanistan purchased liquefied gas and gasoline produced at the Turkmenbashi Refinery Complex, and diesel fuel (Seidi Refinery).   Deals in foreign currency also included cotton yarn, plain dyed and jacquard terry textiles. They were made by traders from Russia, the UAE, Turkey, Ukraine, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, a...

During the period of February 11-12, 2021, online meetings were held in the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan between the Executive Secretary of the National Commission for UNESCO of Turkmenistan Chynar Rustemova and the Officer-in-Charge of UNESCO Tehran Cluster Office Cvetan Cvetkovski, as well as the Director of   UNESCO Almaty Cluster Office Krista Pikkat. During the meetings, the parties noted with satisfaction the high level of cooperation between Turkmenistan...

On February 10, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has held a working video conference session where the outcomes of the economic, financial and banking complex of the country in 2020 were reviewed and objectives for the current year were outlined.   The meeting was attended by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers in charge of the economic block, heads of a number of ministries and departments, banking structures, rectors of specialized universities.   Coming over to the...

Today, on the 10th of February 2021, the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held an online conference in the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the heads of diplomatic missions and consular offices of Turkmenistan abroad.   The session that was held in hybrid format was also attended by the heads and staff members of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, the Institute of State, Law an...

Weavers at the Ashgabat art carpet enterprise produced one hundred and twenty square meters of carpet and carpet products in January. The capital’s weavers are making full use of weaving equipment with twenty upright looms employed to make floor carpets ranging from 2.5 square meters to 5 square meters in size, and ten looms − to produce pictorial carpets, portraits, and carpets with landscape scenes. Another seven looms are designed to weave souvenir items.   The capital’s oldest enterprise,...