On the 7th of May 2019, during the work of Organizational session of the United Nations Economic and Social Council, Turkmenistan was elected to its three important bodies: Executive Council of the World Food Programme for the period of 2020-2022, Commission on Population and Development for the period of 2020-2024 and Commission on Narcotic Drugs for the period of 2020-2023.    The election of our country to these structures became one more proof of growing reputation of Turkmenistan in the...

The ministries and profile departments of industrial and communication complex fulfilled production and service plan by 112.4 percent with the growth rate of 117.5 percent for January – April 2019. The growth rate of production by the Ministry of Textile Industry has reached 141.7 percent including the production of cotton yarn and fabrics, which indicators was 101.3 and 102.1 percent respectively. The growth rate of silk production was 109.2 percent, sewing and knitted garments – 138.4 perce...

Macroeconomic indicators of January – April 2019 indicates stable development of the country. The growth rate of the GDP was observed on 6.2 percent level for the period under review. Comparing with the same period of the last year, the production has increased by 6.1 percent in general. The volume of retail trade has grown by 19.1 percent by the results of four months comparing with the same period on 2018. Enterprises of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs increased the volu...

On the 1st of May 2019, an official ceremony of presenting congratulatory letter of President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov addressed to new Emperor of Japan Naruhito was held at the Embassy of Japan in Turkmenistan. In accordance with the instructions of the President of Turkmenistan, the letter was presented by the Chairman of the Turkmen-Japanese group of inter-parliamentary friendship of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan, Deputy hyakim of the Akhal province Serdar Berdimuhamedov to A...

Turkmenistan will host the IX session of the International Association of Akhal-Teke Horse Breeding, the International exhibition and fair dedicated to the Day of Turkmen Horse, the XI International scientific conference “Turkmen Horse and World Art of Horse Breeding”, as well as horse racing among veteran horse-riders. In addition, it is planned to hold the International Beauty Contest “The most beautiful Akhal-Teke horse of the Year”, as well as racing in the International Akhal-Teke Equest...

In 2019 Turkmenistan will chair the Council of Heads of States, the Council of Heads of Governments, the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs, the Economic Council, the Council of Permanent Plenipotentiary Representatives of the States of the Commonwealth, the Charter and Other Bodies of the Commonwealth, and the Economic Affairs Commission of the CIS Economic Council  According to the Plan of events for the implementation of the Concept of the chairmanship of Turkmenistan in 2019 in the C...

As it was informed at the session of the Cabinet of Ministers on April 19, the Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Affairs of Turkmenistan together with the UN Development Programme has developed the project of improvement of trade potential of our country. This project was drafted according to the Framework Programme of cooperation with the United Nations Organization for 2016 – 2020, which outlines the main activities related to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Developm...