During the extended session of the Government, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov signed a number of decrees and resolutions on the foreign policy activities of Turkmenistan.
The total population of Turkmenistan was 7,057,841 people as of December 17, 2022.
During a government meeting dedicated to the results of the activities of the national economic complex of the country for the first half of 2023, the head of state decided: from the new year to increase by 10% the salaries of employees of budgetary institutions, self-supporting enterprises and public associations, pensions and state grants, scholarships to students and trainees.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan will be divided into two departments - the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Environmental Protection - in order to more actively promote reforms in these areas. The document was signed on Friday at an expanded government meeting by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov.
Heads of four out of five regions have changed in Turkmenistan, namely, Akhal, Balkan, Dashoguz and Mary regions.
Gulmyrat Agamyradov was dismissed from the post of chairman of the State Committee for Physical Culture and Sports for shortcomings in his work.
President Serdar Berdimuhamedov approved the decisions of the board meetings of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, at which new heads of these organizations were elected.
President Serdar Berdimuhamedov dismissed Nyyazly Nyyazlyev from the post of chairman of the state concern "Turkmenhimiya" for shortcomings at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers on Friday following the results of the half-year.
President Serdar Berdimuhamedov dismissed Begench Charyev from the post of chairman of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan for shortcomings in his work.
President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, during an extended meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers on Friday, following the results of half a year, dismissed Khadzhimuhammet Rejepmyradov from the post of Minister of Energy for shortcomings in his work.
To participate in this event, the world-famous British musician and pop singer Engelbert Humperdinck will arrive in the capital of Azerbaijan, whose star with his personal autograph will be the first on the “star” road, reports Day-Azerbaijan.
The surface area of the Caspian Sea has decreased by 8 thousand km² over 15 years. According to experts, the lowering of the water level has already begun to affect the ecosystem and the marine industry. Kazakh ecologists believe that the Volga and Zhaiyk rivers should be given plenty of water to the Caspian, Sputnik reports.
Khiva has been declared the tourism capital of the Islamic world in 2024. This decision was made at the XI session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), held in Baku on Thursday. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Heritage of Uzbekistan.
Among the people of Ashgabat, this city park, located in the very center of the capital, is better known as "Disney Land". The Children's Health Festival will be held on July 18 in the territory of the Turkmen World of Fairytales (Türkmenbaşynyň Ertekiler Dünýäsi) recreation area, where young athletes will gather in the morning - roller skaters, hockey players, gymnasts, cyclists, football players and basketball players.
China will launch regular freight trains at a speed of 250 km/h. The first test run was completed on July 12, with two trains running between Chengdu and Kunming in Western China at that maximum speed. In the future, the service will run daily.
