Two-day seminar dedicated to journalist education has started its work in Yildyz Hotel of the capital.

The briefing on the rally ""Amul-Khazar 2018"" is conducted at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan on August 28. The event was attended by representatives of embassies and international organizations accredited in Ashgabat, as well as employees of domestic and foreign media.

Kurash wrestling contest has started at the XVIII Summer Asian Games. The first day of the competitions was not very successful for our team.

“Congratulation to you on the opening of international exhibition “Turkmen Construction 2018”, - the message of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov says.

A group of pilgrims from Turkmenistan, who performed a hajj to Mecca and Medina, returned back home. As was reported, 153 our compatriots – the representatives of all five regions of the country and the city of Ashgabat together with the millions of pilgrims from all corners of the world visited the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to worship the sacred Kaaba. In accordance with the Resolution of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the Turkmenhowayollary Service organized a special flight for the pilgrims.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan held the briefing dedicated to the outcomes of the Summit of the Heads of the State – Founders of the International Fund for Saving of Aral Sea chaired by the President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov in Avaza National tourist zone on August 24. Representatives of diplomatic missions accredited in our country, foreign and national mass media have been invited to the meeting.

Fifty interactive whiteboards and a batch of office equipment arrived at the disposal of the education department of the Dashoguz region on the eve of the new school year. They are distributed across etraps and installed in urban and village general education schools.

During the briefing in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan on August 27, Special Representative of the UN Secretary – General for Central Asia, Head of the UN Regional Centre of Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia Natalia Gherman highlighted that the UN and the RCPDCA give high appraisal to the Summit of the Heads of State – Founders of the International Fund for Saving of Aral Sea in Avaza, which has confirmed key role of the IFAS as a platform for interstate cooperation in recovery after the Aral tragedy.

Speaking at the briefing at the Foreign Ministry dedicated tit he outcomes of the Summit of the Heads of the State – founders of the International Fund for Saving of Aral Sea, Head of the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat Natalya Drozd highlighted that election of Turkmenistan as the chairing country of the IFAS is the evidence of high appraisal of the country’s activity in provision of ecological security in the region.

During the briefing in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan on August 27, Permanent UN Coordinator, Permanent UNDP Representative in Turkmenistan Elena Panova noted that friendly and trustful atmosphere inherent to this meeting became the guarantee of the achievement of constructive agreements between five Central Asian states, which was reflected afterwards in the Joint Communique.