Turkmenistan vividly exemplifies a truly careful attitude to its heritage, including the world-famous Turkmen carpets, Ahalteke horses, antiquities, and unique artifacts. At the initiative of the President of Turkmenistan, the museum collections of our country have been showcased in foreign countries recently, popularizing the national heritage all over the world.  That is proved by the three-month exhibition “The World of the Royal Household and the Universe: The Great Century of Seljuks”, w...

High-level meeting on water management in global interests and development of international cooperation in the field of inland seas based on the Sustainable Development Goals dedicated to Aral Sea issues was held under general debates at the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly in New York. Representative of the Government of Turkmenistan and the executive Committee for Saving of Aral Sea took part in the meeting initiated by Turkmen side. Representatives of our country noted in their s...

On 29th of September 2018 Government delegation headed by President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov started its working visit to New York City, USA to participate in the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly. In the course of the visit it is expected that the President of Turkmenistan will deliver a speech at the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly and attend Turkmen-American business forum.

On September 27, 2018, Independence Day was celebrated with large and colorful celebrations in Turkmenistan. This festive sunny day was greeted with the main square of the Turkmen capital, which became the focus of the main mass celebrations. Today, thousands of Ashgabat citizens, hundreds of guests from all over the country and the world have gathered here. On the central podium were members of the government, deputies of the Mejlis, heads of the ministries, departments, major public organiz...

On September 27, 2018 a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Commonwealth of Independent States was held in Dushanbe. The heads of the foreign ministries reviewed more than 15 draft documents aimed at further expanding humanitarian cooperation, improving and developing the legal framework of the Commonwealth. In a narrow format, the heads of delegations exchanged views on topical issues on the international agenda and interaction in the Commonwealth format, and also determine...

People’s Council of Turkmenistan was held On September 25, 2018, the first session of the People’s Council chaired by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov was held.The initiative of the President of Turkmenistan to organize the highest representative authority- thePeople’s Council was supported and adopted in October last year at the meeting of the Elders Councilwhich was held in Ahal velayat.  Elected members of the People’s Council, heads of the government authorities, political parties a...

At the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, as part of the General Debate, high-level meetings were held on the fight against tuberculosis and on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) on September 26 and 27.  Among those attending the meetings were senior officials of specialized healthcare facilities of the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan.  Speakers from our country have highlighted that in Turkmenistan the natio...