DAYS OF RUSSIAN CULTURE OPENED IN TURKMENISTAN

On October 2, 2017, the opening ceremony of the Days of Culture of the Russian Federation in Turkmenistan was held. The creative action is timed to the official visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Ashgabat and demonstrates the importance of the cultural and humanitarian sphere in the strategic partnership of the two friendly states. Representatives of the sphere of culture, mass media, creative intelligentsia, the youth of the capital, and numerous admirers of art of the Russian peop...

New venture on production of synthetic gasoline will be put into operation in Ovadandepe in 2018

A groundbreaking ceremony was held in Ovadan-Depe near the capital of Ashgabad in Turkmenistan to launch the construction of a major plant focused on the conversion of natural gas into synthetic gasoline. The plant will be based on Haldor Topsoe’s TIGAS™ (Topsoe Improved Gasoline Synthesis) technology and will become the first full scale large commercial facility using this technology. The high quality, high value gasoline from natural gas, shale gas, associated gas, coal, pet cok...

Large scale project of Ammonia and Urea Production is being implemented in Garabogaz

Turkmenhimiya state enterprice chemical company is currently building the country’s largest ammonia and urea plant. The required feedstock for the fertiliser project, which integrates an ammonia plant and a urea plant, will be sourced from the country’s abundant natural gas reserves. Upon the commissioning of the facility next year it will be the largest fertilizer production factory in the country with a daily production capacity of 3,500 tons of granule urea and 2,000 ammoniac, mos...

TURKMEN DELEGATION TOOK PART IN THE WORK OF THE 68TH SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE PROGRAM OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES

The delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan V.Hadjiev took part in the 68th session of the Executive Committee of the Program of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, held in Geneva, Switzerland, on October 2-6, 2017. On October 3, 2017, the head of the Turkmen delegation delivered a speech in which it was pointed out that the world community needed to strengthen its work on resolving the pressing issues of the global agenda rel...

Turkmenistan commemorates the Day of Memory

October 6, Turkmenistan commemorates the Day of Memory - a national commemoration of the heroes who were killed in battlefields of all wars, as well as the victims of the Ashgabat catastrophic earthquake of 1948. On the occasion of the mournful date, national flags are lowered across the country, memorial moleben are held everywhere and Sadaqah (immolations) are given.  President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov attended the mourning ceremony of laying wreaths at the monuments o...

New well with 2 billion cubic meters of gas per day output is commissioned at Galkynysh field

Specialists of the Department of Turkmen Engineering and Construction of the State Concern Turkmengaz commissioned production well No. 280 with the debit of 2 million cubic meters of natural gas per day at Galkynysh field. For the first time in gas production, installation of technological equipment like valves, latches as well as control instruments and piping of wellbore were performed by own resources – by the specialists of the State Concern Turkmengaz without involvement of foreign co...

The White Yurt (house) Building is opened in Ahal Velayat

The opening ceremony of «Nowruz ýaýlasynyň ak öýi» facility was held in Ak Bugday etrap of Ahal Velayat with participation of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. The road from Ashgabat to the place of event was lined up with yurts where scenes of rural life were played and everything spoke of the coming celebration. Celebration atmosphere was highlighted by national music, numerous people were greeting the Head of the State and other participants of the cer...

President of Turkmenistan took part in the ecological action

After the opening ceremony of the building «Nowruz ýaýlasynyň ak öýi» the head of state gave a start for the autumn afforestation campaign having planted the first tree. He is followed by all participants of the ecological action.  The present mass action held on the threshold of important political event - the next session of the council of elders - became one more vivid example of that large scale and consecutive work that is developed in our count...

Celebration in honour of best representatives of creative intellectuals took place

In the Mukam palace an awarding ceremony of workers of culture and art in which bestowal of honorary titles and awarding of creative specialists - winners of the competition of the President of Turkmenistan «Türkmeniň Altyn asyry» took place.  From the stage of the Mukam the Ukase of the President of Turkmenistan on bestowal of honorary titles in honour of the 26 anniversary of independence of the country on workers of culture and art and creative specialists and the Res...

Socio-economic and democratic reforms are on agenda of the Elders' Council

В Ахалском велаяте под председательством Президента Гурбангулы Бердымухамедова начало работу очередное заседание Совета старейшин Туркменистана. Повестка дня общенационального форума, проводимого в преддверии 26-й годовщины независимости, включила приоритетные задачи дальнейшего всестороннего развития страны, реализации прогрессивных социально-экономических и демократических преобразований и реформ. Будучи одним из древнейших институтов устройства туркменского общества, ныне Совет старейшин в...