On June 2, 2020, the Ombudsman of Turkmenistan met with experts on human rights from the countries of the Asia-Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions. The session, organized in the form of a video conference, was held in the framework of cooperation between UNDP and the Office of the Ombudsman of Turkmenistan. The meeting was attended by Y. Gurbannazarova, Ombudsman of Turkmenistan, N. Natsvishvili, acting UNDP Resident Representative in our country, R. Komenda, OHCHR Regional Re...

Yevgeny Ivanovich Mikhelson celebrates the 80th anniversary. The date is impressive. In my opinion, it has no relevance to the character of artist-director Yevgeny Mikhelson, who created more than thirty animated films for children. Yevgeny Ivanovich, being in the world of fairy tales for most of his creative life, is still penetrated with their essence, where, along with folk wisdom, children's immediacy in the perception of the world lives. “Every child is a person with absolute purity. Chi...

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held video conference working session with participation of Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers who supervises agricultural complex, Minister of Interior as well as hyakims of velayats and capital. Situation in agricultural complex, current objectives of social and economic development of the country, preparation to celebration of the 25th anniversary of neutrality of Turkmenistan were among the subjects of discussion. First, Hyakim of Ashgabat Y...

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held video conference session with participation of Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Sh. Durdiliyev and Minister of Energy Ch. Purchekov. Modernization of power energy industry have been brought out for discussion. Opening the session, the Head of the State highlighted that objectives of power energy industry, which is one of the main branches of national economy, occupy important place of the state programmes. According to the Concept of develop...

The UN is a traditional partner of the Government of Turkmenistan, the Mejlis and the Office of the Ombudsperson in the field of human rights. The most important area of this partnership is the joint work with UNICEF in the priority areas of protecting the rights of the child. On the International Day for Protection of Children, the Commissioner for Human Rights in Turkmenistan and the UNICEF Representative in Turkmenistan speak about the results of the consolidation of efforts, as well as tasks...

On June 1, 2020, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov held a telephone conversation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine D.Kuleba. During the negotiations, the heads of the foreign affairs agencies of the two countries discussed the current state and future prospects of Turkmen-Ukrainian cooperation in the political, diplomatic, trade-economic and humanitarian spheres. The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and Ukraine emphasized the importance of mutu...

On June 1, 2020, a high-level regional meeting, “Road to Recovery,” took place in a video conference format. The event was organized by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). The regional meeting was attended by UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili, heads of national tourism administrations of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republiс of Moldova, the Russian Feder...