Choluk Ataev from the small Turkmen village of Bokurdak, along with his friends and cousin, went to the front as a volunteer. He served as a machine gunner of the 1018th Rifle Regiment of the 269th Rifle Division of the First Belorussian Front under the command of Marshal K.K.Rokossovsky. On the night, 21–22 July 1944, during the offensive operation “Bagration” to liberate Belarus while crossing the Dnieper tributary were killed 754 brave Soviet soldiers, including the machine gunner Cholu...

During the offensive on the western part of the Oder River, the battalion of Kerim Muradov besieged the fortified positions of the enemy near the city of Wriezen. He and his fighters inflicted tremendous damage on the living and technical strength of the enemy, successfully breaking through their ranks. In the siege of Berlin, he also showed a mastery of command by preventing the regrouping of enemy troops, destroying them in small detachments. For particularly brave actions in the 76th Yelny...

Well-known truth: fights go on fronts, but victory is forged in the rear. It was here, in the southeast of the former Soviet Union, during the years of the Great Patriotic War, much-needed armies aircraft and tanks, small arms, artillery pieces and ammunition were produced at plants and factories converted to defence enterprises. During those years, evacuation hospitals unfolded in Turkmenistan, where wounded soldiers improved their health, refugees arrived here, forced to leave territories o...

On May 2, 2020, Turkmenistan sent humanitarian aid to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The relevant order was signed by the President of Turkmenistan on April 30. Governor and representatives of the Faryab region of the neighboring country appreciated the help from the Turkmen people and expressed sincere gratitude to the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov for the full support and attention to the people of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The humanitarian aid consist...

On May 1, 2020, a meeting took place in the MFA of Turkmenistan between the representatives of a number of ministries and departments of Turkmenistan and the representatives of UNICEF with the aim of discussing the Draft Country Programme Document (CPD) for cooperation between Turkmenistan and UNICEF for the period 2021 to 2025.    The representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Finance and Economy, Ministry of Healthcare and Medical Industry, Instit...

On May 1, 2020, the online meeting with the Regional Director for Europe of the World Health Organization Dr. Hans Kluge was held on the premises of the UN Representative Office in Ashgabat.     The representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Ministry of Healthcare, and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan, as well as the Head of WHO Country Office in Turkmenistan, participated in the session. During the constructive conversation, the parties exchanged views on the nece...

On the 1st of May 2020, the capital of Turkmenistan Ashgabat became a member of the World Tourism Cities Federation.   As is known, the World Tourism Cities Federation is established in 2012 by the famous tourist cities and tourist organizations of the world. The WTCF has the headquarters and the Secretariat in Beijing (People’s Republic of China) and has become the respected international tourist organization.