DELEGATION OF MEJLIS OF TURKMENISTAN PARTICIPATED IN THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARLIAMENTARY UNION OF THE OIC (PUIC) IN TEHRAN

On January 15, 2018, the 13th Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member states began its work in the capital of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran. Delegation from Turkmenistan headed by the Chairman of the Mejlis A.Nurberdiyeva arrived in Tehran to attend the conference.

In the afternoon, the meeting of the delegation of Turkmenistan with the speaker of the Majlis of Iran Ali Larijani was held in the building of the Majlis of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Iranian Majlis speak...

Ashgabat to host International Exhibition of Industrial Productions, Equipment and Modern Technologies

International Exhibition of Industrial Productions, Equipment and Modern Technologies will be held at the exhibition centre of Trade and Industrial Chamber of January 31 – February 2. At present moment, the applications for participation were submitted by the representatives of foreign companies as well as enterprises and establishments of the ministries and departments of our country and the members of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs.

Technology equipment, construction material...

From Amul to Hazar: Historical monuments of caravan routes. The goods without borders

What the caravans used to carry along the Great Silk Road? What was huge sacks loaded onto camels filled with? The list of goods made by men’s hands as well as grown and harvested by people is huge indeed. However, the name of the route itself, even though this is modern name, directly indicates that silk was the most valuable item of that list. Light compact material from China and Central Asia, which was on the great demand on the West and cost a lot of money, like nothing else was suitable fo...

Diplomats, travellers and merchants of the Medieval expand the horizons of knowledge about West and East

Silk is another great invention, which is like the pottery table, wheel, script and money has changed the world, having made it not only civilized but beautiful as well. This soft fabric made of finest threads with shimmering glow, light and pleasant to touch started to be produced from silkworm cocoons in China in neolith age. It took almost three thousand years to find out about this wonderful fabric and to start production outside China. As is known that the silk was often used as a valuable...

Numismatic artefacts help the scientists to restore unknown pages of our history

It would not be a great exaggeration to say that modern civilization was established by money. It is by right related to such great invention of human though as pottery table, wheel and script of course. The earliest mention of the money is dated by the middle of II millennium BC – clay plate from Mesopotamia between Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in the south of modern Iraq indicates the payment made by certain silver measure. Later in the Ancient East, metal bullions or stone weights of certain w...

The aspects of cooperation with the International university sports federation discussed in Ashgabat

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan held a meeting with the delegation of the International university sports federation (FISU), headed by Oleg Matytsin, the FISU President, who arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit. 

According to the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, the aspects of cooperation in the sphere of university sports were discussed during the meeting. The meeting participants called for the establishment of direct relations between the FISU a...

THE ACADEMY OF CIVIL SERVICE HOSTED A MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE JOINT PROJECT OF THE ACADEMY AND UNDP

On January 25, 2018, the Academy of Civil Service under the President of Turkmenistan hosted a meeting of the Council for the Management of the Joint Project of the Academy and the United Nations Development Program. At the meeting, the results of the project's implementation in 2017 were considered, and priority areas for cooperation with UNDP in 2018 were identified.

As is known, the project, designed for 2017-2019, is aimed at rendering assistance in such areas as working out the plans for...

Turkmenistan Successfully Pursues Foreign Policy Strategy Based on Principles of Peacefulness

Turkmenistan successfully develops relations of friendship and constructive cooperation, both in bilateral and multilateral formats, in the context of implementing the Concept of the Foreign Policy Course for 2017-2023. 

A telling example of that are the outcomes of foreign visits that were made during the reporting period by the head of state, as well as of the visits to Turkmenistan by several foreign heads of state and leaders of reputable international organizations, including the UN Secr...

2017 Turkmenistan GDP growth rate makes up 6.5 percent

The GDP growth rate in the industrial sector made up 5.5 percent, in the construction sector – 1.3 percent, in the transport and communications complex – 11.1 percent, in the trade sphere – 9.4 percent, in the agricultural sphere – 5 percent and in the sphere of services – 9 percent. 

As compare to the same period of the previous year, the manufacture of products increased up to 6.4 percent. 

As compare to 2016, the volume of retail trade increased up to 19 percent in 2017. The prices for...

THE NEXT SENIOR OFFICIALS' MEETING OF THE "CENTRAL ASIA + JAPAN" DIALOGUE WAS HELD IN DUSHANBE

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...