Festively decorated Ashgabat plunges into the fairy show of sparkling lights in evenings. The designers of the festive decorations presented many pleasant surprises, decorating the streets and park areas with garlands of illumination, original installations, flickering balls, snowflakes, and smiling Ayaz Baba, Garpamyk and fairytale heroes, led by the symbol of the coming year - a funny silver mouse in front of city buildings and on the dividing lawns of the city avenues. This year, the city...

The Museum of Fine Arts is running an exhibition of paintings and archeological artifacts to celebrate the inscription of the traditional art of Turkmen carpet making on the UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage. The themed exhibition opens with a collection of rarities that provides a unique window into the history of one of the oldest crafts and allows visitors to explore the symbolic and metaphorical meaning of decorative motifs. It includes fragments of the wall-decoration of Bron...

28 transactions were concluded at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan. Businessmen from the UAE purchased base oil produced at the Turkmenbashi complex of oil refineries. Businessmen from Azerbaijan, the UAE, Pakistan, the Russian Federation, and Turkey purchased cotton yarn to the total amount of more than 1.426 million US dollars. Businessmen from the UK, Canada, the UAE, Pakistan, the Russian Federation and Turkey concluded the contracts in deposit manats for...

On December 28, 2019, the briefing dedicated to the results of the chairmanship of Turkmenistan in the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea during the period of 2017-2019, as well as the First Caspian Economic Forum held on August 11-12 of current year in the National tourist zone “Avaza” was held in the MFA of Turkmenistan. The representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea, Institute of the Casp...

The State Symphony Orchestra under Rasul Klychev has premiered its new musical program to a packed house at the Mukam Palace of the State Cultural Center of Turkmenistan. The concert opened with Leroy Anderson’s “A Christmas Festival”. Accompanied by the Orchestra, the State Choir beautifully sang, perfectly conveying the mood of the song, full of excitement and expectations of wonder and magic, festive emotions and the crystal-like sound of bells. Then, the audience was delighted by Pyotr...

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov sent a cable of condolences to President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on relation with the crash of “Bek Air” passenger aircraft near Almaty, which led to numerous human victims and injuries. On behalf of the nation and the Government as well as personally, the President of Turkmenistan has conveyed the words of deep sympathy and support to friends and relatives of the victims in this hard moment and wishes of speedy r...

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov signed the Order on move of the day of on occasion of celebration of New Year, which assigns: 1. To move the day off from December 29, 2019 to Tuesday, December 31, 2019. 2. To set working schedule of December 29, 2019 according to working schedule of Tuesday. 3. All establishments, facilities and organizations regardless of their ownership to provide fulfilment of this Order