National Turkmen Carpet Museum hosted ceremonial conference dedicated to the inclusion of traditions of Turkmen carpet art to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List. Representatives of the Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Textile Industry, Türkmenhaly Production Association, art masters, poets, scientists and journalists, famous carpet makers took part in celebration event. Popular singers and art collectives, who performed thematic song and dance compositions, have brought bright co...

On December 16, 2019, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the delegation of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the People’s Republic of China led by the Deputy Minister of International Relations Xiang Hunshan. At the meeting, the parties discussed the current state of cooperation between the Democratic Party of Turkmenistan and the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. During the talks, the sides exchanged views on a number...

On 16 December, 2019, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan there was a farewell meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Turkmenistan Sayed Mohammad Akhmadi, who is completing his diplomatic mission in Turkmenistan. The Turkmen side congratulated Mr. Ambassador on the successful completion of his mission. The parties also exchanged views on current state of relations between two countries. Issues of further intensification...

The territory of the complex of motor transport enterprises, which is under construction in the north of the capital will be able to service about 3,000 vehicles. At the request of the “Türkmenawtoulaglary” Agency of the Ministry of Industry and Communications, a centre for maintenance and repair of city and intercity passenger transport, as well as the Association of driving schools with a training centre is under construction near the Ashgabat international motor terminal along the Ashgabat...

The main New Year tree of the country, which is placed at the main square of the capital in front of the Älem Cultural and Entertainment Centre, were lit up with coloured lights, having announced about soonest coming of New Year 2020. This year, the hosts prepared not only an entertainment but educational performance of young spectators. The main characters of the celebration, Ayaz Baba, Garpamyk, Bilgirje and Mammetjan have visited all parts of the country using digital technologies and seen...

29 transactions have been registered at the trades of the State Commodity and Raw Material Exchange of Turkmenistan last week. For foreign currency, brokers from Afghanistan have procured gasoline produced by Seydi Refinery. In addition, for foreign currency, cotton yarn and lamb skin have been sold to Russia, United Arab Emirates, Ireland, Pakistan, Iran, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan. Total amount of transactions has exceeded 3,491,000 US dollars. For local currency, representatives of UAE, Scotla...

Today, on December 16, 2019, the signing ceremony of the joint program with the UN under the title: "Improving the social protection system by introducing inclusive quality social services at the local level" took place. From the Turkmen side, the document was signed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashid Meredov. On behalf of the UN, the document was signed by the UN Resident Coordinator in Turkmenistan Elena Panova. This project provides for active work to further improve the syste...