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The meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan
Today President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has held an online meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers in which priority issues of state life were discussed and drafts of some documents were also considered.
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Olympic Games seeing-off ceremony for Turkmenistan Team
Today, on instructions from President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, an official seeing-off ceremony was held for the national team members in the Sport Hotel’s conference hall at the Olympic Complex. They will be representing Turkmenistan at the 32nd Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Among those attending the ceremony were Cabinet Deputy Chairman, Honored Trainer of Turkmenistan S. Berdimuhamedov, senior officials from the Ministry of Sport and Youth Policy, national sports centers, federations, teaching staff and students of the Turkmen State Institute of Physical Culture and Sports.
16.07.2021
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Decree of the President of Turkmenistan on the celebration of Kurban Bayram
In order to carefully preserve the ancestral spiritual and moral values of the Turkmen people, to consistently enhance national traditions and customs inherited from ancestors, guided by the noble principles of humanism, kindness and generosity, to further strengthen the unity and cohesion of our courageous, inspired people in the epoch of might and happiness in accordance with article 81 of the Labor Code of Turkmenistan, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov issued the Decree, authorizing:
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Turkmen leader signs a number of Resolutions
In accordance with the 2019-2025 Program of the President of Turkmenistan for the country’s socio-economic development, to successfully tackle the tasks assigned to the Turkmenbashi Refinery Complex, to ensure uninterrupted supplies of petroleum products to foreign markets, the President of Turkmenistan has signed a Resolution, authorizing the Turkmenbashi Refinery Complex to conclude a contract with Petro Gas LLP (United Kingdom) for the design and construction of a third loading berth for Kenar, an enterprise specializing in the transportation and storage of petroleum products. Under the terms of the contract, the project shall be fully completed and put into service within 30 months.
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President of Turkmenistan expressed condolences to the leadership of the Federal Republic of Germany
President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov expressed deep condolences to the Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Angela Merkel over numerous casualties, injuries and massive destruction that occurred as a result of the flooding in the west of the country.
16.07.2021
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Higher education institutions offer new specializations
Year after year, higher education institutions of Turkmenistan offer more and more new in-demand specializations to meet the needs of the national economy’s sectors for highly qualified specialists.
16.07.2021
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UNESCO World Heritage Committee opens in China
After a one-year hiatus, the 44th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, opens on July 16 in Fuzhou, the capital of the eastern Chinese province of Fujian. The session will continue online until 31 July, combining ongoing work and issues remaining unresolved from last year. The enlarged session will be chaired by Mr. Tian Xuejun, Deputy Minister of Education of China and Director of China's National Commission for UNESCO. The session will consider a total of 45 candidates for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
16.07.2021
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Caring for the land responded with crops
Land reform in Turkmenistan has created favorable conditions for the development of the rural economy. The provision of land plots to agricultural producers for long-term use allowed not only to significantly increase the sown area, but also to increase the efficiency of work due to technological modernization and rationalization of water consumption. For six months of this year, the members of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan (UIET) have increased the volume of agricultural and food production by more than a third compared to the planned one. In just the first half of the year, the members of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs collected more than 150 thousand tons of agricultural products.
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Unique charm of the Karakum desert
The Karakum Desert is one of the largest deserts in Central Asia, occupying almost 3/4 of the territory of Turkmenistan. The total area of the desert is more than 350 thousand square meters. km. It exceeds the territory of states such as Italy or Great Britain.
15.07.2021
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WHO issues new recommendations on human genome editing
Two new companion reports released today by the World Health Organization (WHO) provide the first global recommendations to help establish human genome editing as a tool for public health, with an emphasis on safety, effectiveness and ethics.