On the 30th of December 2020, an online meeting of the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov with the Dean of the diplomatic corps in Turkmenistan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation Aleksandr Blokhin was held.  The meeting was also attended by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov. During the meeting, the head of state congratulated A.Blokhin and in his person the diplomati...

On December 28, Head of the State Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has visited the Main New Year tree of the country, which is placed at the square in front of Älem Cultural and Entertainment Center, with his granddaughters. The guests were warmly greeted by Ayaz Baba and Garpamyk, the usual characters of New Year celebration. The Älem Cultural and Entertainment Center is traditionally selected as the main place of favorite New Year celebration, which people of Turkmenistan meet with joy in peace an...

On December 28, Chairperson of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan G. Mammedova and Chairperson of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation V. Matviyenko held a telephone conversation to discuss priority issues of the interparliamentary relations. The Federation Council Speaker extended her New Year greetings and best wishes to President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and the people of Turkmenistan for the upcoming year 2021, declared by the UN General Assembly as the Intern...

On December 28, the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted a round-table meeting with the participation of Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Central Asia, the Head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia Natalia Gherman. The meeting agenda focused on cooperation between the states of Central Asia in modern conditions, as well as the expansion of economic, social, cultural rights of women in st...

On the weekend, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and his grandson Kerim went for walk along the Kopetdag’s foothills. People used to call this period ‘kyrkchille’ –winter forty days, the coldest period of the season. The snow, which has fallen during this period, promises to fill the land with moisture so much that the seeds, which will be planted in spring time, will turn into generous harvest. The farmers notes that prolonged precipitations become a cure for the soil, which means that hi...

On December 25, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has held video conference session of the Cabinet of Ministers where priority subjects of the state life as well as drafts of some documents have been reviewed. Heads of administrations of the regions and Ashgabat have been invited to the session. Coming over to the agenda, the Leader of the Nation has given floor to Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers G. Mushikov who reported on the activity performed by the structures under his supervision...

On December 23, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has held video conference session dedicated to development of cultural sphere and improvement of activity of mass media. The Head of the State has listened to the reports on performed work, having focused on special important of the objectives in the context of the celebration of the 30th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s independence, which is celebrated in 2021. First, the floor was given to Minister of Culture A. Shamyradov who expressed g...