On February 9-10, 2023, the first Inter-Parliamentary Forum of Central Asian States was held in the city of Turkestan of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The forum was attended by the Turkmen delegation headed by the Deputy Chairman of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan Gurbanmurat Ashirov. The work of the forum was opened by the Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan Maulen Ashimbaev, then other heads of the parliaments of the Central Asian states spoke. During the even...

On February 7, 2023, under the instruction of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, humanitarian aid was sent to the Republic of Türkiye to the brotherly people of a friendly state affected by a severe earthquake. Humanitarian cargo consists of medicines, medical supplies and textiles. Doctors and medical workers have also been sent to Republic of Türkiye to provide the necessary assistance to their colleagues helping the victims. The ancient noble tradition of maintaining and developing friendly...

On February 3, 2023, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted a regular meeting of the Interdepartmental Commission to ensure the implementation of Turkmenistan's international obligations in the field of human rights and international humanitarian law, which was attended by representatives of the Mejlis, a number of ministries, departments and public organizations. On the agenda were the results of the activities of the Interdepartmental Commission for 2022 and the tasks for this year, which i...

On January 27, 2023, an official ceremony was held at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan dedicated to the announcement of 2023 as the “International Year of Dialogue as a Guarantee of Peace”. The event was held in a hybrid format under the conduction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The event was attended by representatives of the main bodies of the UN and its specialized agencies and UN member states, international a...

On January 24, 2023, in Tashkent, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov participated in the 26th meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CMFA) of the member countries of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO). The event was attended by the heads of the foreign ministries of the Member States, heads of regional organizations, as well as specialized agencies, regional institutions and affiliated bodies of the ECO. The meeting participants discussed a wide r...

On January 21, 2023, a major political event of historical significance took place in the capital's Congress Center of Turkmenistan. With the participation of representatives of the public of Turkmenistan, a meeting of the National Council (Milli Gengesh) of the country, the bicameral parliament of Turkmenistan - a representative and legislative body of state power, was held. During the meeting, the participants discussed a variety of issues related to the socio-political, economic, cultural...

On January 19 of this year, a representative delegation of the Russian Federation headed by the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin arrived in Turkmenistan on an official visit. On the same day, Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin visited the Joint Turkmen-Russian Secondary School named after A.S. Pushkin. During his speech to the staff and students of the school, the guest noted that in recent years, relations between Turkmenistan and Russia h...