In 2022, Turkmen private exporters sold products abroad worth 608 million US dollars. At the same time, the share of industrial goods amounted to a total of 460 million dollars, that is, more than 75%.
Starting somewhere from the second half of the XX century and until today, humanity has been on the verge of the Third World War more than once. Concerns about this are often expressed in the media, although in fact the Third World War has been going on for a long time and it is taking place in the global information space. Today it often looks like "Fights without rules" and is built according to the same scheme and tactics, where entertainment and emotional reaction prevail over argument and fact, stated Bekdurdy Amansaryyev, editor-in-chief of the ORIENT website, invited as a speaker to the 24th Central Asian Media Conference organized by the OSCE. Media forum "At the crossroads. Protection of media freedom in the name of democracy" takes place on July 6-7.
The three–day celebration of Eid al-Adha, one of the most important holidays in the Muslim calendar, has ended in Turkmenistan. June 28, 29 and 30 in the country, according to the decree of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, were declared non-working so that people could devote this time to performing rituals and customs, communicating with relatives and friends, joint meals and charity.
The first Turkmen communications satellite, the largest resort city on the Caspian Sea, the longest gas pipeline in the world, the most beautiful Central Asian policy, 16 UN resolutions, GDP growth of more than 6% — all this is about the implemented initiatives of one of the most successful politicians in modern history: Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the second president of Turkmenistan, the national leader of the Turkmen the people and the head of the supreme body of representative power — Halk Maslahaty.
Since 1995, the number of women permanent representatives to the UN has grown from 7 to 38. "There is still slow progress," said Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Aksoltan Atayeva, who has represented Turkmenistan at the UN for 28 years and is the doyen of the diplomatic corps in New York. UN News Service published an interview with Aksoltan Torayevna on the occasion of the International Day of Women in Diplomacy, which is celebrated on June 24.
On June 20, 2023, Nury Khalmamedov (1938-1983) would have turned 85 years old, he lived and worked in the 20th century, but his legacy not only continues to be relevant - Halmamedov has retained the status of the most performed Turkmen composer in the world for many decades.
Recently, the 60th anniversary of the flight of the first female cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova was celebrated, which became a grandiose historical event not only for the USSR, but also for all mankind.
Cooperation in the scientific and educational sphere between Turkmenistan and the Russian Federation is of a strategic nature. Thus, according to open sources, more than 30 thousand of our fellow citizens are studying at universities in a friendly country.
Turkmenistan intends to join the Global Methane Commitment. To this end, the country will prepare a roadmap for international cooperation, the development of which was reported by Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov at a meeting of the Turkmen government on Saturday.
The problem of the Aral Sea, as it is known, has a multidimensional dimension and attracts the attention of the entire world community. Much here depends on the coordinated actions of the Central Asian countries, which are directly experiencing the negative consequences of this environmental disaster.
On May 26, a meeting of special representatives for Afghanistan in the format "Central Asia – European Union" was held in the building of the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan, which was attended by the EU Special Representative for Central Asia Teri Hakkala. At the end of the meeting, she gave an interview to the press service of the Turkmen Foreign Ministry, answering several questions.
The heads of China and the five Central Asian countries reached a consensus on cooperation in many areas during the China-Central Asia summit held on May 18- 19 on Friday in the city of Xi'an in the northwest of China. It was attended by Chinese President Xi Jinping, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and President of Uzbekistan. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
We bring to the attention of readers an article written by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Tajikistan to Turkmenistan Farrukh Sharifzoda and Head of the Department of Analysis and forecasting the foreign policy of the Center for Strategic Studies under the President of the Republic of Tatarstan by Maruf Abdudzhabborov. The publication is timed to coincide with the visit of the President of Turkmenistan to Tajikistan and contains an analytical review of bilateral relations over a 30-year period, as well as the main conclusions and key recommendations.
The Forum "International Transport and Transit Corridors: Interconnectedness and Development" (ITTC 2023) will be held on May 3-4 in Ashgabat. Its agenda includes post-pandemic recovery and adaptation to new realities in the field of cross-border transport, the development of efficient transit corridors.
Preparations for the International Forum on Attracting Foreign Investment in the Energy Sector of Turkmenistan have reached the finish line. A few days and hours remain before the opening of the representative meeting in Dubai – an ultra-modern and one of the most comfortable megacities, adjacent to the endless dunes of the Rub-el-Khali desert stretching beyond the horizon.
