Container train making another China – Kazakhstan – Turkmenistan – Iran test run went from Turkmenistan to Iran via Akyayla railway station.  Development of the most advantageous routes connecting the countries of huge Asian continent including transit corridors of Turkmenistan meets the objectives of the development of logistic system of our state taking into account its favourable geographic location. President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, who initiated large-scale transport projects aimed at...

The exhibition "The Great Silk Road - the Road of Peace, Friendship and Cooperation" was opened in the Museum of Fine Arts. The first visitors of exhibition were representatives of the scientific and creative clerisy, students of the Academy of Arts of Turkmenistan, the public, the media.  The Museum conducts many thematic events - exhibitions, including mobile ones, contests, quizzes, lectures timed to various significant dates in the life of the state and addressed primarily to the youth au...

The dog is a symbol of New Year 2018 according to Chinese calendar and the alabay, the famous local breed of dogs, which representatives have been reliable and faithful friends, indispensable assistants and companions of Turkmen people for the centuries, is the symbol of New Year in our country. This tireless and powerful dog, which behaviour combines the steadiness, kind character and fearlessness.  In the ancient time when people were tending sheep around their houses at nearby pastries, th...

Carpets from Central Asia and Middle East, dated back to the 19th and 20th centuries, have been exhibited at ancient rug exhibition in Kolkata, reports Press Trust of India. The 10-day exhibition-fair started on 29 December at the Harrington Art Gallery, at the center of the city. The event features rugs, mats and runners from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey, Armenia, Georgia, Dagestan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and various Kurdish enclaves. The carpets are a testimony of the fine wor...

Regular 26th session of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan of the fifth convocation where number of new laws and bills were adopted took place. Members of the Government, heads of relative ministries and departments, hyakims of Ashgabat and Ahal Velayat, representatives of mass media were invited to participate in the session.  According to the agenda, Draft Law of Turkmenistan on Transport Safety was brought up to the review of the parliamentarians. The participants noted that 2018 would be under th...

Past week at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan 7 transactions were registered.  For the foreign currency businessmen from the United Arab Emirates, Serbia and Afghanistan bought metal products, extract of licorice root and dried licorice rhizomes, cotton yarn. The total sum of transactions made up about 4 million 100 thousand US dollars.  For the home market local businessmen purchased cotton fibre for the sum of over 234 thousand manats. / Stat...

Specialists of Lebapnebitgazozleg Department of the State Corporation Turkmengeology successfully completed the drilling of the exploration well at perspective site in Karakum Desert. The production layer lays at 4575 meters depth. However, the drilling personnel continue drilling taking into account the data of the seismic survey. According to the forecast, the lower levels may also have gas deposits.  Specialists of Lebapnebitgazozleg Department make successful exploration of hydrocarbon re...