Turkmenistan News

A plan of activities for the period till June 26, 2013 dedicated to the International Day against drug use and illicit trafficking was submitted to the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov, Turkmen TV reported on Wednesday.

Dovran Khodjamyradov was appointed Deputy Chairman of the State Committee for Fisheries of Turkmenistan, the Turkmen government said on Wednesday.

Negotiations between Turkmen and Lithuanian government delegations were held in Ashgabat.

The Turkmen Ministry of Railway Transport will act as a customer as well as a general contractor for the Atamyrat-Ymamnazar - Akina railway construction project, Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov's decree said today.

An International Monetary Fund mission led by Mrs. Veronica Bacalu visited Ashgabat during May 29-June 11, 2013 to conduct discussions for the 2013 Article IV consultation.

Prime Minister of Lithuania Algirdas Butkevicius within the framework of his official visit to Turkmenistan on Monday is going to get acquainted with the development prospects of 'sea gates' in Central Asia - the city of Turkmenbashi and the Caspian national tourism zone 'Avaza', Turkmen government stated.

Turkmenistan has dropped one of the most contentious issues in its relationship with Russia, promising , after leaving them in limbo for 10 years, to grant passports to Turkmen citizens who also hold Russian citizenship.

Azerbaijan, Baku, June 14 / Trend / Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov made a statement at an expanded meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers.

Turkmen citizens who also hold Russian passports will be eligible to receive Turkmen travel documents.

After lengthy debates, the parliament in Kyrgyzstan has adopted legislation banning young women from travelling abroad without parental consent.

Astroclimatic conditions of Turkmenistan are the most favorable for astronomical research, the employee of the Astronomical Observatory of Odessa National University Nikolai Dorokhov told the state news service "Turkmen dovlet khabarlary" .

One of the priority directions of natural gas export from Turkmenistan in the future is the European vector, the Turkmen Dovlet Khabarlary state news agency reported with reference to the Turkmengaz State Concern today.

A Turkmen delegation headed by deputy chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov will be on a working visit to Riga up to June 13, 2013, the Turkmen government said today.

The Central Commission for Elections and Referenda of Turkmenistan has announced the final results of the elections of deputies of the Turkmen Mejlis to replace retired parliamentarians.

Putin accepted the invitation to visit Turkmenistan during a phone conversation between him and Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedev initiated by Russia.

Upon disembarking in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan's marble-clad capital, photographer Ikuru Kuwajima couldn't help making comparisons to Astana, the capital of another resource-rich Central Asian nation.

The XV meeting of the Energy Sector Coordination Committee of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation is being held in the capital of Turkmenistan, state information agency Turkmen dovlet khabarlary said on Friday.

Turkmenistan is buying eight new well armed naval vessels from Turkey, marking a substantial increase in capability for the country's nascent navy.

The overall number of people who asked for medical aid following a Wednesday fire at the Moscow Metro has nearly reached 90, a Moscow medical source told Interfax .

Fifteen commuters were hospitalized and thousands evacuated from the Moscow metro after a high-voltage electric cable caught fire, filling platforms with smoke during the morning rush hour.