An important agricultural campaign – cotton-sowing campaign started in the country. Cotton growers in Ahal, Balkan, Lebap and Mary Velayats launched the campaign on March 23, cotton growers in Dashoguz Velayat – on March 27.  This year, it is planned to harvest 1.050 million tons of ‘white cotton’ from 550.000 hectares, including 207.000 tons in Ahal Velayat, 5.000 tons in Balkan Velayat, 230.000 tons in Dashoguz Velayat, 295.000 tons in Lebap Velayat, 313.000 tons in Mary Velayat.  For th...

22 transactions were registered at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan last week.  Businessmen from Germany and Turkey purchased polypropylene and oil coke produced at the Turkmenbashi complex of oil refineries. Businessmen from the UAE purchased high-density polyethylene produced at the polymer production plant in Kiyanly.  Businessmen from Russia, the UAE and Uzbekistan purchased sheet glass, Portland cement and cotton yarn to the amount of more than 15.465 mil...

At the World Summer Games of the Special Olympiad in 2019, which took place in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), our athletes won seven medals - three gold, two silver, and two bronze medals. The national team of our country was represented by 15 athletes who participated in competitions in tennis, table tennis, athletics, badminton, gymnastics, swimming, and judo. Enebay Semenderov and Myahri Myratnazarov, who successfully performed in rhythmic gymnastics, have risen to the highest step o...

Turkmen sambo wrestlers won three silver and nine bronze medals at the Harlampiyev Memorial World Cup, which started in Luzhniki Sport Complex in Moscow on March 22. The success of our compatriots is very pleasant on the threshold of the Sambo World Championship, which is to be held in Ashgabat in 2020. This decision was taken at the session of the Executive Committee of International Sambo Federation (FIAS) on the day before. Winner of V Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Charymyrat Anna...

Asian Wrestling Junior Championship, where our sportsmen Doveltmyrad Orazgylyjov (up to 86 kg) and Azat Gajiyev (up to 92 kg) won silver medals, has finished these days in Ulan Bator, the capital of Mongolia. Turkmenistan national team went to the Asian Tournament under the coaching of Russian specialists Ramazan Irbaykhanov who trains our athletes for 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. During the competitions, Turkmen wrestlers have taken over the opponents from Kazakhstan, Mongolia and India.

Nationwide tree planting campaign was held in the country on March 21. As per tradition, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov personally gave start to another phase of national tree planting programme, having taken part in tree planting in Nowruz Valley. Environmental protection, careful treatment of nature, protection of its beauty and reserves for future generations are important priority of the state policy. Our country pays the utmost attention to the ecology as to an important aspect of t...

During the digital video conference held on 20 March, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov gave several important instructions to the members of the Turkmen delegation bound on a visit to Japan to hold working consultations and talks.  The head of the State Committee for Water Resources was instructed to hold discussions with the Japanese partners on the issues pertaining to the deepening of cooperation in the field of modern melioration practices through the introduction of latest water manag...