On 31 March Ashgabat will host the International Scientific Conference “Turkmenistan’s Chemical Industry on the Path of Progress”. The Forum will be held in conjunction with the Day of Chemical Industry Workers. Issues that will dominate the agenda of the upcoming meeting include achievements in Turkmenistan’s chemical industry, its prospects, strengthening and widening partnerships with all interested countries, and exchange of experience. Representatives of major foreign companies are expected...

In recent days, distorted information about allegedly illegal activities of Turkmenistan's border services with respect to the Iranian vessel has spread in the media of Iran and other countries. The Turkmen side states that on March 21, 2018, the border services of Turkmenistan suppressed an attempt to smuggle a large consignment of narcotic drugs by a group of citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran that violated the state border of Turkmenistan on the motorway boat in Turkmenistan's territori...

Over 241 thousand tons of straight-run gasoline were processed during the year at the Seydi oil refinery. At the same time, about 134 thousand tons of A-92 gasoline, over 23 thousand tons of A-80 automobile fuel, 4.7 thousand tons of extraction gasoline and about five thousand tons of liquefied gas were produced.  A year has passed since the catalytic reformer LP-35-11 / 1000 was launched here, designed to produce a high-octane component used in the production of motor gasolines. In this setu...

National Spring Holiday – the International Nowruz Day, which was marked by tree planting event, was widely celebrated in Ashgabat. Ashgabat citizens took active part in cultural and ecological events organized by the city administration of Ashgabat and by the Construction and Energy complex.  The brightest events with the participation of local residents were held on Berkarar Street. The elders and youngsters came out to plant the seedlings in the etraps of the capital. Festive marathon was...

The ceremony of preparing a fragrant dainty caramel color and puree consistency, which associated for ages with good-faith hopes is prepared from sprouted wheat grains with the addition of flour and sugar and is considered a symbol of fertility. It is believed that in the Novruz days is necessary to try the semen to count on a happy and abundant life.  The legend about how the ritual dish appeared states. One old man cooked wheat grain for sowing. A heavy rain came at night and the seeds spro...

The complex of buildings of the business, shopping and entertainment centres will be built in the southwest part of the capital, where the new urban development blends well with the original landscape of the hilly terrain at the foothills of the Kopetdag Mountains.  The architectural project embodies an original artistic and compositional technique, associatively styled by an Ahalteke horse. The building is designed in the form of a horseshoe and consists of several blocks of different number...

On the occasion of the 10th anniversary, the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan held the research and practical conference "Diplomacy of neutral Turkmenistan: from history to the future".  The decision to establish the Institute on March 20, 2008 was an important step that laid the foundation for the formation of the unified system for training highly qualified personnel for the diplomatic service of the country and the specialists of the s...