According to the decision of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan, today, on March 26, 2023, elections of deputies of the Mejlis, members of the velayat, etrap and city halk maslahaty, as well as Gengeshes, began in Turkmenistan on a broad alternative basis. Active participation in the elections was also noted at 42 polling stations opened at the diplomatic missions and consulates of Turkmenistan abroad. In the diplomatic offices of Turkmenistan, all conditions have been created for our citizens who ar...

On March 17, 2023, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Myahri Byashimova and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of India to Turkmenistan Vidhu P. Nair held talks during which they discussed topical issues on the agenda of interstate cooperation. As was emphasized during the meeting, the main factor in the consistent development of relations between Turkmenistan and India are contacts at the highest level. In this context, the significance of the First Central Asia-Ind...

On March 2, 2023, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, during a working visit to the Republic of Azerbaijan, took part in the Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement Contact Group in response to COVID-19. The high-level meeting was attended by heads of state and government, high-ranking representatives of various countries and major international organizations, including the UN, the Organization of Turkic States, the Economic Cooperation Organization, the International Organization for...

On February 28, 2023, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R. Meredov participated in the regular meeting of the heads of foreign ministries of the countries of Central Asia and the United States in the «C5 + 1» format in Astana. The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and the US Secretary of State considered issues of practical cooperation in topical areas of regional development, including the economy, energy, transport, ec...

On January 19, 2023, the Turkmen-Russian business forum was held in the conference hall of the Chamber of commerce and industry. A representative delegation of the Russian Federation headed by Prime Minister of Russia Mikhail Mishustin arrived in the turkmen capital to participate in the business meeting. The delegation includes the President of the Republic of Tatarstan of the Russian Federation Rustam Minnikhanov, the heads of a number of other constituent entities of the Russian Federation...

On January 8-10, 2023, the delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Chairman of the Mejlis of the Milli Gengesh Gulshat Mammedova participated in the 13th plenary session of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) in Antalya, Türkiye. Delegations from 27 countries participated in the session, held on the theme "Promoting multilateralism in a changing international dynamic." At the opening ceremony the speeches by the Secretary General of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly Mohammad Reza Majidi...

On January 5-6, 2023, the state visit of the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov to the People's Republic of China took place. It should be noted that this is the first foreign visit of the head of state this year, which coincided with the significant date marked on January 6 - the 31st anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Turkmenistan and China. On January 5, the presidential airplane arrived at the Beijing Capital International Airport, where offic...