The CIS, UN, ODIHR, SCO, ISD observers are expected to attend the upcoming March elections

Turkmenistan continues to actively prepare for the Mejlis deputies’, the Khalk Maslakhaty and Gengeshy members’ elections, upcoming on March 25. Nowadays the registration and nomination of candidates are proceeding. 

All electoral districts hold meetings of committees of the Democratic Party, the Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs and the Agrarian Party, as well as groups of citizens, in the course of which the worthiest candidates are nominated for the National Parliament, local repre...

Business park opened in the northern part of the Turkmen capital with the participation of the Turkmen leader

New impressive business district was erected in the northern part of the Turkmen capital along G. Kuliev street, on the both sides of which the representative business centres with modern infrastructure were built. 

The 69-hectare building plot was allocated to the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs on the initiative of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. The Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan invested one billion manats into this turnkey project on the construc...

Construction of Afghan part of TAPI gas line starts on February 23

Turkmenistan prepares to launch the construction of the TAPI gas pipeline on the territory of Afghanistan. The preparations for this important international event were discussed during the enlarged meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan. 

The ceremonies of laying the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan electric power transmission lines, and the fiber-optic communication line along this route as well as the ceremony of putting the new railway – Serhetabat (Turkmenistan) – Turgundi (...

A CONFERENCE DEDICATED TO THE DAY OF THE DIPLOMATIC WORKER OF TURKMENISTAN WAS HELD

On February 17, 2018, the international conference "Diplomacy of the Great Silk Road: the triumph of peace, friendship and cooperation" was held at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. It was dedicated to the Day of the Diplomatic Worker of Turkmenistan.

Deputies of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan, representatives of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan, the National Institute of Democracy and Human Rights under the President of Turkmenist...

The assortment of footwear from the genuine leather of "Rovshen" brand expands

The Mary footwear factory "Rovshen" fitted with high-tech equipment from leading foreign manufacturers put into production two dozen new models of men's footwear. All products are made of genuine leather. 

High quality, constant updating of the assortment line in accordance with consumer requests and fashion trends allowed the products of Mary shoe manufacturers to win strong positions in the domestic market and attract foreign buyers. In particular, the companies of Iran and Afghanistan show...

THE SIDE-EVENT ON “INTERMODAL CONNECTIVITY AND THE ROLE OF HISTORICAL TRANSPORT ROUTES: THE GREAT SILK ROAD” WAS HELD WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE 80TH SESSION OF THE UNECE ITC

On February 20, 2018 at the UN office in Geneva, Switzerland, within the framework of the 80th session of the UNECE Inland Transport Committee (ITC), the Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan to the United Nations Office organized the side-event entitled “Intermodal Connectivity and the role of historical transport routes: the Great Silk Road”, dedicated to the announcement of 2018 as a year of “Turkmenistan - Heart of the Great Silk Road” and implementation of the General Assembly Resolution A/RES...

TAPI Board Committee discusses key objectives of project realization

Regular 25th session of the Board Committee of Turkmenistan – Afghanistan – Pakistan – India gas line project with the participation of high-rank officials and representative of profile ministers and departments of participating countries as well as Asian Development Bank took place in Administration centre of Mary Velayat. 

The agenda included key subjects of further practical realization of this grandiose project. Particularly, the project was decided to be divided in phases and the schedul...

Construction of Afghanistan section of the TAPI project starts

The ceremonies of launching the construction of Afghanistan section of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project, laying the foundation of the electricity transmission lines and fibre-optic lines Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan and opening of the Serhetabat-Turgundi railway took place in Serhetabat Etrap, Mary Velayat.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, Prime Minister of the Isla...

The President of Turkmenistan: Central and South Asia is the space for active international economic cooperation

The Intergovernmental Agreement on the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan electricity transmission line between the Government of Turkmenistan, the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, as well as the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project Heads of Terms - Host Government Agreement were signed during the solemn ceremony of launching the construction of the next sstage of the TAPI project and laying the elect...

TRAIN SERVICE OPENS ON NEW TURKMEN-AFGHAN RAILWAY: SERHETABAT–TORGHUNDI

On February 23, 2018 commissioning of the Serhetabat–Torghundi railway took place as one of events dedicated to the ground-breaking ceremony of the new section of the TAPI pipeline and laying of electric power and fiber-optic lines along the Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan route.

The celebration was attended by President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Shahid...