27 transactions have been registered at the trade of the State Commodity and Raw Material Exchange last week. For foreign currency, entrepreneurs from United Arab Emirates, Switzerland, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan have bought gasoline, low-sulphur fuel oil and base oil made at Turkmenbashy Refinery Complex. Businessmen from Uzbekistan have also bought high-density polyethylene. In addition, dyed and jacquard terry products, cotton fabrics and yarn have been sold for foreign currency to Russ...

On the 12th of September 2020, the commencement meeting of Intra-Afghan negotiations has started in the capital of the State of Qatar, Doha, which is attended by the heads of the external policy agencies of around 30 countries of the world, representatives of the international organizations and the “Taliban” movement. The Turkmen delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov took part in the commencement meeting of negotiations through videoconferencing. Speak...

Proposal on change of organization and legal structure of the State Commercial Halkbank into Open Joint Stock Venture, which was developed based on analysis held by the Ministry of Finances and Economy with the Central Bank, has been presented to the President of Turkmenistan at the session of the Government. Vice-premier G. Mushikov has informed that work for the work for organization of work of security markets on proper level, improvement of activity of banking institutes and staged reform...

Construction workers have found the remains of ancient settlement during construction of underground communications at one of the parts of residential complex, which is built under the 16th phase of urban development, in the northwest part of Ashgabat. Accidentally, the bucket of excavator has hit the wall of huge ceramic vessel at the depth of 2 meters. It turned out to be a one meter jug. The works have been stopped immediately and according to the rules, information about the findings was sen...

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Japan Shinzō Abe. Cordially greeting each other, the Turkmen leader and the head of the Japanese Government expressed satisfaction with the opportunity to discuss the status and prospects of interstate relations based on the principles of mutual respect and mutual goodwill of the parties. Thanking Prime Minister Shinzō Abe for the constant attention and support paid to strengthening the...

The UNICEF Executive Board has endorsed Turkmenistan’s Country Programme Document for 2021-2025 in its second regular session this year taking place virtually from 8 to 11 September 2020. UNICEF’s sixth programme of cooperation with Turkmenistan will aim at supporting the Government in meeting its commitments to respect, protect and fulfil the rights of children, as stipulated by the Convention on the Rights of the Child and further reaffirmed in the National Plan of Action on the Realization...

On September 8, 2020, the presentation ceremony of the new book of the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov entitled “Traditions of Turkmen Statehood” was held in the Institute of International Relations of the MFA of Turkmenistan.  The representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, executive staff, as well as the faculty members and students of the higher educational institutions and scientific centers of Turkmenistan, heads and representatives of the dipl...