Thirty kilometers east of Mary, in the valley of the Murgab River, there is a huge territory, the archaeological sites of which are united by one name - Ancient Merv. Each of the settlements, the remains of dilapidated buildings of which both local residents and guests of Turkmenistan can admire to this day, flourished in its own era: Erk-kala in the 6th century BC; Gyaur-Kala in the 3rd century AD; Kyz-Kala in the VI century; Sultan-Kala in the XI century; Abdullakhan-Kala in the 15th centur...

United Nations Development Program together with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) realizes in Turkmenistan the “Single Window” project for export-import operations. The project, initiated by the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan, is aimed at the facilitation of the trade procedures, the process of registration and movement of export and import goods. The project is a continuation of the initiative “Introduction of the integrated customs information system AS...

Turkmenistan is preparing to participate in the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), which will be held in Glasgow from 31 October to 12 November. Thus, within the support to the government of the country in the implementation of development projects in the area of environment and climate change, the British Embassy in Turkmenistan and United Nations Development Program organized the online meeting of partners. In the course of the meeting the participants became acquainted with the preparin...

On October 18, 2021, a reception dedicated to the 30th anniversary of Independence of Turkmenistan was held in Vienna, Austria, which was organized by the Embassy of Turkmenistan jointly with the Austrian-Turkmen Society and the Trade House of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs in Vienna. The honorary guests of the celebration were representatives of Austrian ministries and departments, heads of diplomatic missions accredited in Vienna, representatives of the Austrian business comm...

On October 17, 2021, the Embassy of Turkmenistan in the Islamic Republic of Iran organized a roundtable in honor of the 30th anniversary of Independence and the 25th anniversary of Neutrality of Turkmenistan. More than 20 representatives of media agencies of Iran such as IRNA, ISNA, Fars, Mehr, Risalat, Hamshahri and others were invited to the event held at the Embassy building. In his speech, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the IRI noted important under...

Today President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has held a digital working meeting with participation of some deputy-chairmen of the Cabinet, khyakims of regions and Ashkhabad. For discussion priority issues of social and economic development of the country, results of the work, complex measures realized on the organised conduction of seasonal agricultural campaigns, and also preparation for the winter season and forthcoming celebratory actions, other topical issues were considered. Passing...

Priority directions of development of the constructive inter-parliamentary dialogue were discussed within the limits of the telephone conversation, which took place today between Chairwoman of the Mejlis of the Milli Gengesh of Turkmenistan G.Mammedova and Chairwoman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation V.Matvienko. The chairwoman of the Mejlis congratulated the head of the upper chamber of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on successful ele...