On March 14-15, 2019, delegation of Turkmenistan took part in the work of the 62nd regular session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) in Vienna, Austria. The main topic of the Commission’s agenda was the fight against illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs and their precursors. The participants of the session paid attention to the issues of further strengthening the international drug control system (ISCO), compliance with the UN anti-drug conventions, and objectives o...

Built by Nahal and Kerwen Gurluşyk Economic Associations in the city of Mary, a modern 6-hectare greenhouse has a projected annual production capacity of 1,200 tons. Tooled with the latest specialized equipment, the large area is home to high-yielding varieties of tomato. The greenhouse takes advantage of up-to-date technologies used to automatically control temperature, air humidity and to supply the soil with nutrients. Every single tomato plant is expected to produce some 10-12 kilograms o...

On March 18, 2019, the Embassy of Turkmenistan in the People's Republic of China held in China Petroleum University in Beijing, together with the university’s rector’s office, a presentation and a festive concert, as well as a reception and treat service in honor of the first Caspian Economic Forum, the chairmanship of Turkmenistan in the CIS and IFAS as well as the International Day of Novruz. At the grand opening of the presentation, the Ambassador of Turkmenistan to China made a speech, wh...

On the 19th of March 2019, the state visit of His Majesty the King of Bahrain Hamad Ibn Isa Al Khalifa has ended. On the third day of his visit, His Majesty the King visited the National Museum of Turkmen Carpet.  Getting acquainted with the exposition of the Museum, His Majesty the King was impressed by the peculiarities of the centuries-old art of carpet weaving. His Majesty the King of Bahrain Hamad Ibn Isa Al Khalifa left a commemorative note in the Book of Honorary Guests of the Museum. ...

Turkmen wrestlers take part in International Ethnic Festival “The World of Nomads”, which is held in Saudi Arabia. The main goal of the festival is to protect and revive national sports, to popularize cultural diversity and to activate international humanitarian dialog. Around 2,000 sportsmen from 90 countries take part in current competitions contesting in national wrestling, intellectual games, archery and horse riding. For seven days of the competitions, Turkmenistan National team wo...

On the 18th of March 2019, a meeting between the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Benin to Turkmenistan (with residence in Ankara) Mr. Issiradjou Gomina Ibrahim was held in the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. In the beginning of the meeting, the Ambassador presented the copies of his credentials and expressed his readiness to work actively for the sake of deve...

On March 17, 2019, the state visit of His Majesty the King of Bahrain Hamad Ibn Isa Al Khalifa to Turkmenistan began. In the evening of the same day, in the residence of a high-ranking guest, he met with businessmen from Bahrain. On March 18, 2019, summit talks were held between President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and His Majesty the King of Bahrain Hamad Ibn Isa Al Khalifa. After the official ceremony of meeting and photographing against the background of the national flag...