February 2 is the World Day of Wetlnds and held under the slogan “Wetlands for Urban Sustainable Development” this year. The signing of the Ramsar Convention is observed since 1997 by ecological actions including our country, which joined the Convention in 2008. It was noted in the State Committee for Natural Protection and Land Resources that the Convention is the first modern interstate agreement in protection and sustainable use of natural resources. It serves as the basis for national action...

Representatives of government agencies, environmental organizations, the scientific community, as well as non-governmental organizations and international development agencies gathered at the end of January in Almaty to exchange information and identify areas for joint action. The Central Asian Conference on Climate Change was a continuation of the World Bank's knowledge exchange initiative in this area. The conference was conducted within the framework of the Program on Adaptation to Climate Ch...

In the Boldumaz district of the Dashoguz region, a new wastewater treatment plant is under construction. Its production capacity will be ten thousand cubic meters of treated sewage per day. WWTP is being built by the individual company "Shirin ay" and will serve the sewerage network of Boldumzas city. The structure of the facility includes more than ten objects for various purposes, including compressor and pumping stations, two reservoirs for sewage sludge, an office building, a workshop, a sto...

The International Exhibition of Industrial Products, Equipment and Modern Technologies, organized by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, started its work in Ashgabat. The specialized exhibition is intended to demonstrate the significant achievements and perspective directions of the national economy along the path of innovative development, as well as best practices and developments of foreign manufacturers interested in long-term mutually beneficial cooperation with Turkmen partners.  Chai...

Ashgabat’s Ýyldyz Hotel has hosted a Board meeting of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS), co-organized by the IFAS Executive Committee and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan in cooperation with the Transboundary Water Management in Central Asia Program of the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) and the Regional Environmental Center for Central Asia.  Among those in attendance were the IFAS Board members, IFAS Executive Committee members, as well...

Successfully acting at prestigious international tournaments, our athletes in the beginning of year have secured national sports with medals of various coins. Our national kickboxing team took part in the open championship of Finland which was held in Helsinki. For awards more than hundred sportsmen, including from Sweden, Lithuania, Estonia and other countries competed. At that tournament our compatriots won 12 medals: five – gold, three "silver" and four "bronze". In the kickboxing ve...

On January 26, 2018, the delegation of Turkmenistan took part at the 12th meeting of senior officials at the level of the deputy foreign ministers of the countries participating in the Dialogue "Central Asia + Japan", held in Dushanbe. Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, as well as ambassadors of these countries accredited in Tajikistan took part in its work. The Japanese side was represented by the Special Representative of the...