The cotton harvest season started in Turkmenistan on September 9, reports the MIC of Turkmenistan. With the blessing of the President of Turkmenistan, elders started the cotton harvest in the fields of Ahal, Balkan, Lebap and Mary velayats. In 2023, cotton was planted on 580 thousand hectares. Collecting it in a short time and without loss is the main task of agricultural workers. This season, growers plan to harvest more than 1.2 million tons of cotton.
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President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov instructed the Director General of the Agency for Transport and Communications under the Cabinet of Ministers Mammetkhan Chakyev to prepare in the near future proposals to increase routes and the number of air services to foreign countries. He also ordered the improvement of conditions for purchasing air tickets through a digital system. This was reported by the State News Agency of Turkmenistan (TDH).
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On September 8, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, instructed Deputy Prime Minister Baymyrat Annamammedov to intensify road construction work and the construction of modern highways. This was reported by the State News Agency of Turkmenistan. The head of state heard a report from the deputy chairman on the work done by the agency for managing the construction of highways and the Ashgabat khyakimlik over 8 months.
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On September 5, 2023, an official meeting between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France Catherine Colonna took place. During the meeting, issues of intensifying bilateral political and diplomatic relations were discussed. In this context, the possibilities of organizing visits at the state level were also considered.
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Lao People's Democratic Republic announced its accession to the Group of Friends of Sustainable Transport, established on July 6, 2022, at the initiative of Turkmenistan. The last 3rd meeting of the Group was convened on May 10, 2023, via a virtual platform.
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In Turkmenistan, autumn wheat planting has begun solemnly. This important agricultural season started simultaneously in all regions of the country. Cultivating a bountiful grain crop is an important part of people's lives. In the open field, the honorable elders prayed the Allah for bountiful harvest of white wheat. According to the ancient tradition of our people, the elders say, “Her bir dänäň müň bolsun!” with the words, they sowed the first seeds of wheat. Here, old tradition was combined with new techniques: time was given to mechanists.
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On September 5, 2023, in frames of the official visit to Paris, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with the Secretary General of the International Bureau of Expositions (BIE) Dimitri Kerkentzes. During the meeting, the Turkmen side noted the integrated approach used in Turkmenistan in the development of priority areas, including in the field of exhibition activities. In this context, the head of BIE was informed about the plans for the implementation of the Concept for the development of international exhibition activities of Turkmenistan for 2024-2025, which was approved by the President of Turkmenistan in August 2023.
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In order to further develop the multilateral international relations of Turkmenistan in the era of the Revival of the new epoch of a powerful state, the world propaganda of the country's large-scale environmental protection activities, ensuring the full participation of Turkmenistan in the international exhibition «EXPO-2023», which will be held in the city of Doha of the State of Qatar from 2nd of October, 2023 to 28th of March, 2024
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On September 6 of 2023, the President of Turkmenistan, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the country, Army General Serdar Berdimuhamedov held a regular meeting of the State Security Council. The agenda included the results of the work of military and law enforcement agencies for eight months of this year, as well as issues of ensuring security and tranquility in the independent Turkmen state, strengthening the material and technical base of law enforcement agencies and further improving their activities.
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The cruise liner "Peter the Great" will enter Turkmenistan in 2024, the official website of the Turkmenbashi International Seaport reports. “The first cruise liner built in Russia, Peter the Great, will start cruising the Caspian and Black Seas next year. As part of these cruises, the ship will call at the ports of Azerbaijan (Baku), Kazakhstan (Aktau), Turkmenistan (Turkmenbashi) and Makhachkala,” the statement said. It also notes that the construction of the liner has become an important event for cruise tourism in the region and will serve to develop cooperation in the field of tourism between Russia and the Caspian countries.
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