The 25th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is scheduled for October 16-20 this year in Samarkand. For the first time in history, Uzbekistan will host this important biennial gathering of member states and affiliate members of UNWTO. The event will bring together heads of government agencies, representatives […]
FMs of Russia and Central Asian countries will meet in Samarkand next week
On 14 April 2023, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will take part in the sixth meeting of the foreign ministers of Russia and Central Asia – Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan – to be held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, the Russian Foreign Ministry reports. The event will discuss promising areas of six-party cooperation […]
President of Turkmenistan concluded his visit to Uzbekistan
Meeting in the Parliament of Uzbekistan On 15 July, the second day of his official visit to Uzbekistan, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov had a meeting with the Chairman of the Senate (upper house) of the Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan Tanzila Narbayeva. According to the Dunyo news agency, during the meeting the parties noted that […]
Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan through the eyes of the discoverer of color photography in tsarist Russia – Part 3
Elvira Kadyrova Prokudin-Gorsky’s introduction to Central Asia started with a visit to Turkestan in December 1906. Then, setting off to the southern outskirts of the vast Russian Empire, the master of color photography intended to capture the solar eclipse, which occurred on 14 January 1907. The journey was organized by the great chemist Mendeleev. The […]