The sixth meeting of the regional organizations of Central Asia involved in the sustainable development and water resources management in Central Asia with the participation of representatives of the Executive Committee of IFAS in the countries, organized by The Regional Environmental Center of Central Asia and the Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea with the assistance of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan was held on November 13-14 in the framewor...

The seminar of the Central Asia Regional Ecological Centre dedicated to the principles of integrated management of water resources had been organized in Ashkhabad. The event was organized under the chairing of our country in the IFAS and improvement of the potential of management link in water sphere.  The meeting was attended by the deputies of the Mejlis, specialists of the ministries of agriculture and water management, finances and economy, National Committee for hydrometeorology under th...

The 39th session of the General conference of the UNESCO started in the headquarters of the organization in Paris. On October 30, 2017 at 202-nd session of the Executive Council of the organization, in accordance with the decision No. 202 EX/27 Part III, Turkmenistan was elected Vice-President of the General conference of the United Nations educational, scientific and cultural organization (UNESCO). This was the recognition of the success of active multi-vector foreign policy of President...

On November 2, 2017 the 22nd International Conference and Exhibition “Oil and Gas of Turkmenistan-2017” (OGT-2017) has been opened in an Exhibition Center of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The forum was organized by the State Concern “Turkmennebit” and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan. The oil and gas forum was attended by scientists and experts, representatives of the government bodies and authoritative organizations, leading world fuel and energy companies and sec...

On November 1, 2017 the International Exhibition "Tourism and Travel" and the first day of the same conference on the development of cooperation in this field were opened in the National Tourist Zone "Avaza". The events were organized by the State Committee for Tourism and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan. Delegates from more than twenty countries arrived to participate in the forum: Russia, China, the United States, Great Britain, Australia, Brazil, Germany, Czech Republi...

On October 31, 2017, a seminar was held in Ashgabat with the participation of representatives of the Interdepartmental Commission for Ensuring the Implementation of Turkmenistan's International Obligations in the Field of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law. During the forum, foreign experts, in particular regional representatives of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, UNDP, briefed participants on the final recommendations of relevant UN committees i...

The multi-purpose “Ashgabat” Stadium has hosted a great celebration to mark the country’s national holiday, Independence Day, which the people of Turkmenistan hold most dear.  In the evening, Cabinet Deputies Chairman, Mejlis leaders and deputies, honorary elders, heads of the diplomatic missions accredited to our country, ambassadors of Turkmenistan to foreign countries, representatives of public organizations, the media, and the youth gathered to watch the show.  The performers lined up to c...