On September 16, 2016 Ashgabat hosted an international media forum organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, dedicated to the first Global Conference on the Sustainable Transport. The forum was attended by foreign and domestic journalists, experts, representatives of relevant ministries and departments. In particular, representatives of a number of international news agencies and editions, such as TRT, IRNA, Euronews, The Tokyo Shimbun and others arrived in Ashgabat to participate in the...

On September 16, 2016 a Media Forum, dedicated to the first Global Conference on the sustainable transport started its work in Ashgabat. The forum was attended by the representatives of 10 international organizations, as well as journalists and representatives of more than 65 media, representing about 30 countries. During the first session of the forum the representatives of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the United Nations Economic Commiss...

The Constitutional Law on Approval of the new edition of the Constitution of Turkmenistan is adopted at the session of the Council of Elders held in the Turkmen capital of Ashgabat. Adoption of the Constitutional Law has become a logical continuation of the Constitutional reform, initiated in the country, and aimed at further improvement of political system, stage-by-stage democratization of the state and society, in particular, envisaging political diversity and multiparty system. One of the i...

In Ashgabat, capital of Turkmenistan a session of the Council of Elders started its work. At the opening of the session the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov delivered a speech. In his speech the Head of Turkmen State presented a broad picture of the country’s achievements over 25 years of its independent development in political, social-economic, and humanitarian spheres, and assessed the current state of the country and society. Speaking about achievements in social and eco...

10 years ago, The Framework Convention on the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea (also called Tehran convention) came into force on August 12, 2006. This day was declared by five Caspian littoral states the “Day of Caspian Sea.” Annually on August 12, many events are conducted in Turkmenistan in honour of this date. This year the scientific-practical conference “25th Anniversary of Independence of Turkmenistan: Achievements in protection of marine environment of the Caspian Sea,” dedicated...

On February 13, 2016, within the framework of the orders of the President of Turkmenistan to hold the conference dedicated to the 25th anniversary of Independence of Turkmenistan as well as to the "Year of Honoring the Heritage, Transforming the Motherland", the Embassy of Turkmenistan in India in collaboration with Indo-Turkmen Friendship Society held an international conference and cultural program entitled "25 years of Independence and Prosperity of Turkmenistan and India" at the "Taj Mahal"...

On December 23, 2015 in province Balkan held the ceremony of commissioning the main gas pipeline "East-West", which merged into a single gas transportation system of the largest fields in Turkmenistan. The ceremony of commissioning of the gas pipeline "East-West", linking in a single gas transportation system of the country's largest deposits was attended by President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, who arrived to Balkan province on a working visit. To participate in the ceremon...