On March 21-22, 2019, the Regional Forum on Sustainable Development held its work at the Geneva International Conference Center, in which high-level delegations from countries of the ECE region took part. Turkmenistan was represented at the forum by a delegation headed by the Deputy Minister of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan. The opening ceremony, chaired by the Minister of Health and Social Protection of Albania, Ms. O. Manastirlyu, was attended by Under-Secretary-General of the UN,...

Works for the increment of throughput capacity of Karakum River are carried out. 1,000-kilometer water way with regulating facilities, water reserves, own production base allowed making largest in the world irrigation and water system, which is used for irrigation of more than one million hectares of agricultural lands of the country. the course of manmade river, which starts from Amudarya, crosses Southwestern Karakums, Murgab Oasis, the area between Murgab and Tejen Rivers and reach the Kopetd...

Ak Bugday etrap, Akhal velayat has celebrated the official opening of two industrial facilities in the private sector – modern enterprises producing household cleaning products and polypropylene packaging. Participants in the ceremonies, attended by deputy khyakim of Akhal velayat Serdar Berdymuhamedov, representatives of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, local authorities, elders, youth, and many residents, highlighted that the opening of the facilities eloquently testifies to t...

At the session of the Government on March 20, Vice-premier M. Meredov informed the Head of the State on preparation to X International Gas Congress planned to be held in Avaza National tourist zone on May 21 – 22 this year. In this regard, the President noted that this specialized forum is aimed at further development of beneficial cooperation with all interested foreign partners in fuel and energy sector. Turkmenistan implements the strategy of integrated modernization of profile infrastr...

Turkmenistan celebrated the International Day of Novruz, the National Spring Holiday, on a large scale, the main celebrations in honor of which were unfolded in the Novruz Valley in Ahal velayat, where the building was erected in the form of a huge yurt - “Türkmeniň ak öýi”. Here, with the participation of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the next stage of the implementation of a large-scale landscaping program was launched. Among the guests invited to the event were representatives of th...

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...