The existence of the Turkestan long-eared bat has been confirmed in Turkmenistan for the first time since 1970; the dedicated expedition led by the Museum of Natural History of Berlin, Germany, visited possible bat habitats in the Karakum Desert

Practical aspects of the Uzbek-Turkmen border trade zone have been discussed; the parties agreed on the legal terms of the joint trade center, intended as a platform to expand mutual trade, promote national products, develop entrepreneurship on both sides

Students from higher education institutions in Turkmenistan and abroad are invited to participate in the II Open International Internet Olympiad in “Finance”, which will be held on November 14 by the Turkmen State Institute of Economics and Management

Widespread dissatisfaction with disarray in the armed forces appears to be leading to officers and sergeants resigning, and military leadership trying to prevent it, turkmen.news reported

President Berdimuhamedov took part in the official celebration for the 80th anniversary of the founding of the UN at the Organisation’s headquarters in New York and in the following days he held strategic meeting with a number of foreign leaders