President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held a regular meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers to consider the progress of the implementation of the Presidential programme and other social and economic programmes as well as to discuss some issues of the internal policy of the state. The floor was given to Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers G. Myradov, who reported on the current situation in the sphere under his supervision and the measures taken to increase competiveness of the national eco...

Solemn opening of the Culture Week took place in Ahal valley, in the building of Nowruz ýaýlasynyň ak öýi. This large-scale campaign is held annually in different regions of the country as a showcase of the vibrant and diverse local culture. The opening ceremony of the Culture Week–2018 was held in the picturesque Ahal Valley, in Ak Bugday district that is a landmark place for the history of our country. This region bears the memories of ancient civilizations. Thousands of years ago high farm...

PRESS-RELEASE 20 June 2018, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan In conjunction with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) nationalization process in Turkmenistan, the United Nations Development Programme and the State Bank for Economic Affairs (TFEB) are working to improve the access of Turkmenistan to international financing and to improve its capacity to deliver and manage such financing streams effectively. As part of the joint initiative, on June 20, 2018, UNDP and TFEB held International Fina...

Early in the morning on June 20, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov left the Turkmen capital for the Republic of Tajikistan to take part in the High Level International Conference on the International Decade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development” 2018-2028. After an hour and a half flight, the presidential airliner landed in the International Airport in Dushanbe, decorated with the State Flags of the two countries. The high-ranking officials greeted the Turkmen leader...

Early in the morning, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov with his son – the Mejlis Deputy, Head of National Martial Arts Federation, Honoured Coach of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, visited the Motorsports Centre, where he personally re-equipped and re-build high-speed sport off-road vehicle according to his drawings and tested its capabilities. Today, national motorsport has great future. These are huge personal merits of the Head of the State. Owing to the attention of the President o...

Opening of festival “Music of Nury Halmamedov – Everlasting Melody of Epochs” dedicated to the 80th anniversary of National Artist of Turkmenistan was held in the Mukams Palace of the State Cultural Centre. Cultural personnel came to the capital from all velayats for the participation in the event organized by the Ministry of Culture. It was mentioned at the opening ceremony that the festival in honour of outstanding composer acquires special importance in the context of the slogan of this ye...

On June 13, 2018, at the 96th meeting of the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly, Turkmenistan was elected to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for 2019-2021. The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is at the heart of the United Nations, which coordinates the activities of the UN, its specialized agencies and organizations in the economic, social, health and educational spheres. ECOSOC was established in 1946 by the Charter of the United Nations an...