I first saw works by Gulyara Babaeva once visiting an exhibition. The paintings drew me like a magnet with a sense of great sincerity and the young artist’s creative signature style. On hearing my enthusiastic response, one of the visitors advised me to have a look at her handcrafted ceramics. I must confess that I did not give due consideration to them at that time thinking of the ceramic works as the young artist’s hobby. Quite the opposite, in fact: Gulyara Babaeva is a ceramist and her pa...

Beneficial geographic location of Turkmenistan provides its strengthening status of important transit and transport hub of Eurasia. The potential of our country in this sphere impresses taking into account new transnational Kazakhstan – Turkmenistan – Iran railroad, Kerky – Ymamnazar (Turkmenistan) – Akina (Afghanistan) railway line, railway and motor bridges across Amudarya River, super modern airports in Ashgabat, Turkmenbashy, Turkmenabat and other cities. Special role in development of lo...

Powerful booster compressor station will be put into operation soon at Malay Gas Field in Lebap Region. Most of construction works has been accomplished. Design capacity of the station is 30 billion cubic meters of gas per year. The Malay Field in Karakums, which is located 80 km away from Turkmenabat, is under industrial development for more than 20 years. For all these year, gas complex has not only provided cities, villages and industrial facilities of the eastern region with gas but also...

On August 25, 2020, an online meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Minister of Roads and Urban Development of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Eslami. During the meeting, the Ministers noted with satisfaction the high level of active dialogue between Turkmenistan and Iran, as well as the adherence of the heads of states to further development of cooperation on various vectors.   The parties discussed a number of current issues...

On August 25, 2020, a telephone conversation took place between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Austria in Turkmenistan (with residence in Nur-Sultan) Gerhard Sailler, who is completing his diplomatic mission in our country.   In the beginning of the talks, the Minister expressed gratitude to the Ambassador for his efficient work and important contribution to the development and strengthenin...

On August 22, 2020, the tenth meeting of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan of sixth convocation took place in the format of a videoconference.   The heads of profile ministries and departments of the country, as well as the representatives of the mass media participated to the session.  During the session, the drafts Resolutions of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan on adopting a number of laws and joining various important international legal documents, including the modernization of the legislative base o...

Report on preparation to the launch of new Halkbank Terminal mobile application for contactless payment has been presented to the Head of the State at the session of the Cabinet of Ministers on August 21. Mobile application developed by IT-specialists of the above-mentioned bank is aimed at activation of measures for expansion of range of cashless payments in shopping outlets and service centres, improvement of reliability of payments for goods. After opening of Hakbank terminal, it is planne...