On January 28, 2021 the meeting was held in the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan in the format of videoconference with the President of Japanese Company «Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd» Mr.T.Watanabe. The meeting was attended by the heads and representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Economy and Finance of Turkmenistan, State Concern “Turkmen gas” as well as State Bank of Foreign Economic Activities of Turkmenistan. During the negotiations t...

On the 27th of January 2021, a meeting took place via videoconferencing between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Secretary General of the Economic Cooperation Organization Hadi Soleimanpour. During the meeting, the parties discussed the current state of affairs and priority vectors of collaboration on the platform of the Economic Cooperation Organization. The importance of the contacts on the highest level was emphasized which contributes to the reinforce...

On the 26th of January 2021, a meeting via videoconferencing was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the UN Undersecretary-General, High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States Ms. Fekitamoeloa Katoa ‘Utoikamanu. During the meeting, the parties highly characterized cooperation between Turkmenistan and the United Nations on a wide range.  Special emphasis was made on putting...

On the 26th of January 2021, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held inter-MFA consultations with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus Vladimir Makei.  During the meeting, the Ministers discussed present issues of bilateral cooperation in the political-diplomatic, trade-economic, cultural and humanitarian spheres. The importance of high-level contacts which contribute to strengthening of interstate ties was highlighted.    The Ministers exp...

Three plant species listed in the Red Data Book of Turkmenistan are found in the Kaplankyr State Nature Reserve and are protected by its staff. They are Salsola chiwensis, Malacocarpus crithmifolius, and Ammodendron eichwaldii (Eichwald sand acacia). The Ustyurt Plateau has been home to Salsola chiwensis since ancient times. Reaching half a meter tall, this subshrub grows as an isolated plant and form thickets in the Plateau or in the Sarykamysh Depression. Salsola chiwensis blooms in July an...

Last week, 35 transactions were registered at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan. In foreign currency, entrepreneurs from the UAE and Afghanistan bought aviation kerosene and hydrotreated diesel fuel produced at the Turkmenbashi Refinery Complex. Businessmen from the UAE, Afghanistan and Scotland made deals for purchasing ECO-93 gasoline (Turkmengaz State Concern) and representatives of business circles from Hong Kong and Switzerland – carbamide (Turkmenkhimiya Sta...

Running along the eastern edge of Turkmenistan is the south-western ridge of the Gissar Range of the Pamir-Alay mountain system, named Kugitang since the dawn of time. Another name, Koytendag, means “impassable mountains”. The western slopes of the Range are truly impassable. They are jagged with numerous gorges reminiscent of canyons with several-hundred-meter-high precipices. The region is one of the richest in Turkmenistan in natural and mineral resources. It boasts large deposits of rock...