THE FIFTH WORLD CONFERENCE OF SPEAKERS OF PARLIAMENT HAS STARTED

On August 19, 2020, the Fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament has started in the city of Vienna of the Republic of Austria through videoconferencing.

The given event which was organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union jointly with the Parliament of Austria and the United Nations is attended by more than two hundred parliamentarians of various countries of the world, including the Chairwoman of Mejlis of Turkmenistan G.Mammedova.

The Conference is being held under the overarchin...

HEALTH PROFESSIONALS OF CENTRAL ASIA AND INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS DISCUSSED ISSUES OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH

On August 20, 2020 the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan with support from the Regional and Country Offices of the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) hosted a web conference on child and adolescent health during the time of COVID-19.

The conference was attended by healthcare professionals of Central Asian countries as well as of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Germany, Russian Federation and UK aimed at sharing experiences and discussing the...

MEJLIS OF TURKMENISTAN ADOPTED THE RESOLUTIONS ON JOINING A NUMBER OF INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTS

On August 22, 2020, the tenth meeting of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan of sixth convocation took place in the format of a videoconference.  

The heads of profile ministries and departments of the country, as well as the representatives of the mass media participated to the session.  During the session, the drafts Resolutions of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan on adopting a number of laws and joining various important international legal documents, including the modernization of the legislative base o...

A FOUNDING MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION TURKMEN ALABAY DOGS WAS HELD IN ASHGABAT

On August 31, 2020, a founding online meeting of the Association Association Turkmen Alabay dogs was held in Ashgabat, in which leading experts and dog handlers from more than 10 countries also took part. In total, the meeting was attended by about 200 delegates.

As is known, on May 1, 2020, in order to implement the initiative of the President of Turkmenistan, the Association Turkmen Alabay dogs was established.

According to the agenda, at the beginning of the meeting, the participants di...

THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TAPI GAS PIPELINE PROJECT SUCCESSFULLY CONTINUES

On August 31, 2020, the signing ceremony of the “Memorandum of Understanding concerning Land Acquisition for the Afghan portion of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project” took place in the city of Kabul.   

The Memorandum was signed by the Acting Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan M.Karzai on behalf of the Afghan side and by the representative of the State Concern “Turkmengas” in the Board of Directors of the «TAPI...

MEETING OF THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF TURKMENISTAN WITH THE HEAD OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF AFGHANISTAN

On September 2, 2020, a videoconference meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Acting Chairman of the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Ajmal Ahmadi.

During the constructive meeting, the parties focused on the need to further strengthen and develop ties across all ranges of mutually beneficial Turkmen-Afghan cooperation.

As is known, Turkmenistan invariably stands for the creation of the necessary socio-economic, in...

OSCE CENTER IN ASHGABAT HOSTS SEMINAR ON WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP, RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS

On September 2, 2020 the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat organized three-day online seminar under the title “Membership in the World Trade Organization as a balance of rights and obligations”.

The event aims to present best practices of OSCE participating States in going through the WTO negotiation process and will facilitate discussions on possible steps for further expansion of the national trade policy.

The seminar brought together representatives of a number of Turkmenistan’s ministries, inclu...

New schools open their doors on the first day of the new academic year

On the Day of Knowledge and Students, specialized educational school No. 21 opened in Ashgabat. Musical performances were arranged on the territory of the new school, festively decorated with garlands of balloons and flags.

Under the storm of applause, the traditional ribbon was cut, and the school opened its doors for the young hosts and guests of the celebration. The complex of the new educational institution is designed for 720 pupils and 320 children (pre-school groups).

All necessary...

President of Turkmenistan had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Japan

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...

A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WAS HELD BETWEEN THE PRESIDENTS OF TURKMENISTAN AND ITALY

On September 3, 2020, a telephone conversation took place between President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella.

At the beginning of the conversation, the Turkmen leader emphasized that he recalls with particular warmth his visit to Italy in November 2019, where, during the summit in Rome, topical issues of interaction in political-diplomatic, trade-economic, cultural-humanitarian and other areas had been discussed.

President Gu...