On January 29, 2018, the signing of the "Agreement between the Government of Turkmenistan and the United Nations Development Program about UN premises" was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The ceremony was attended by the heads and staff of the UNDP office and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Turkmenistan, as well as the staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.      The Turkmen side stressed that one of the main directions of foreign policy of Neutra...

Successfully acting at prestigious international tournaments, our athletes in the beginning of year have secured national sports with medals of various coins. Our national kickboxing team took part in the open championship of Finland which was held in Helsinki. For awards more than hundred sportsmen, including from Sweden, Lithuania, Estonia and other countries competed. At that tournament our compatriots won 12 medals: five – gold, three "silver" and four "bronze". In the kickboxing ve...

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...

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...

The spheres of transport and communications completed the year of 2017 with the positive growth indicators. Reporting during the enlarged meeting of the cabinet of ministers of Turkmenistan, Vice Premier B. Annameredov noted that the services for cargo and passenger transportation were provided to the amount of 4.892 billion manat, the plan was fulfilled 103 percent, and the growth rate made up 105 percent. In the Ministry of Motor Transport, the plan was fulfilled 125 percent and the growth...

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 Secre...

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 co...