The size of fines for violation of traffic rules by drivers and pedestrians has been increased, according to the additions and amendments to the Code of Turkmenistan on Administrative Offenses published today.
President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov was unanimously elected head of the National Olympic Committee at a meeting of the General Assembly of the NOC of Turkmenistan on Tuesday.
International training seminars of the cycle "Caspian Sea - sustainable development and management" will be held in Ashgabat from May 16 to 27. The trainings, which will be held by the Institute of the Caspian Sea (Turkmenistan) and the International Institute of Oceans, will be attended by specialists from relevant structures of Turkmenistan and representatives of the embassies of the countries of the Caspian basin.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the Islamic Republic of Iran Ahmed Kurbanov took part in the final ceremony of awarding the winners and prize-winners of the International Painting Festival in Isfahan province.
The Embassy of Turkmenistan in Islamabad, together with the Pakistan Institute for Peace and Diplomatic Studies, held a seminar dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
The May 9 holiday in Minsk opened with a Procession of generations, when a formed column of participants marched to the Victory Monument. Wreaths were laid at the memorial, which was attended by President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko.
The Halk Maslakhaty of the Milli Gengesh (the House of Representatives of the Turkmen Parliament - the People's Council) approved the bills adopted by the deputies of the Mejlis this week.
President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov expressed condolences to Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez on the occasion of the explosion at the Saratoga Hotel in Havana, which had tragic consequences.
On the occasion of the 77th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a congratulatory message to President Serdar Berdimuhamedov and the people of Turkmenistan. The Head of the Russian Federation conveyed words of sincere gratitude to veterans of the front and rear, wished them good health, prosperity and longevity.
The European Union Special Representative for Central Asia, Teri Hakala, who is in Ashgabat on a working visit, gave a briefing on Thursday to representatives of the Turkmen media.
Turkmenistan has joined the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (also commonly known as the "New York Convention") and the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG).
During a government meeting dedicated to the results of economic development in January-April of this year, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov said that in connection with the great holiday – Victory Day in the Great Patriotic War, public organizations will visit the memorial complex "People's Memory" ("Halk hakydasy") on May 9, where they will lay flowers in memory of those who who has not returned from the bloody fields of the most brutal war in the history of mankind.
President Serdar Berdimuhamedov instructed the Director General of the Agency for Transport and Communications under the Cabinet of Ministers Mukhammetgeldy Chakiyev to open air traffic within the country from May 25 and launch regular flights from all regional centers to the city of Turkmenbashi.
At a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers on Friday, the head of state criticized the management of the trade sector. In particular, there were complaints about the execution of instructions related to the reduction in the volume of imports, in particular, agricultural food products.
From June 1, it is planned to cancel the mask regime in Turkmenistan and resume some regular flights with foreign countries. Such a proposal was made by the Extraordinary Commission for Combating the Spread of Diseases and specialized specialists, the Watan program of the Turkmen State Radio and Television reported.
