On March 31, 2022, the Third Ministerial Conference of the neighboring countries of Afghanistan was held in Tunxi, China. At the meeting, an address by Chinese President Xi Jinping was read and a video message from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was shown. In his speech, Minister R. Meredov stressed that the current meeting is considered by Turkmenistan as an opportunity to develop a consolidated approach to ensuring peace and security in Afghanistan, and further comprehensive devel...

On March 29-30, 2022, Ashgabat hosted the International Forum on attracting foreign investment in the oil and gas industry of Turkmenistan, organized by the State Concerns "Turkmengas", "Turkmennebit" and "Turkmenhimiya", the State Corporation "Turkmengeology" in partnership with the ES "Turkmen Forum" with the support British company “GaffneyCline”. The purpose of this event, held in a hybrid format, is to strengthen the dialogue on the further sustainable development of the energy sector an...

On March 19, 2022, the inauguration ceremony of the newly elected President of Turkmenistan was held at the Ruhyet Palace. The heads of the Halk Maslakhaty and the Mejlis of the Milli Gengesh of Turkmenistan, members and deputies of both chambers of the national Parliament, deputy Chairmen of the Cabinet of Ministers, members of the State Security Council, heads of diplomatic missions and international organizations accredited in Turkmenistan, military personnel and law enforcement officers,...

State News Agency of Turkmenistan informs that on March 12, 2022, an important socio-political event - the election of the President of Turkmenistan - was held in an organized, festive and cheerful manner. From 7:00 to 19:00 on election day, eligible citizens took part in the voting. Of the 3.460.080 registered voters across the country, 3.362.052 cast their ballots, with a turnout of 97.17%. A total of 9 candidates competed in the elections which was held in democratic conditions. About this re...

On March 13, 2022, a briefing was held in the Garagum hotel, by the Chairman of the Central Election Commission of Turkmenistan G. Muradov, dedicated to the results of the early elections of the President of Turkmenistan. The Chairman of the Central Election Commission of Turkmenistan noted that the elections of the President of Turkmenistan were held with a high level of voter turnout. The elections were held on a broad alternative basis on the principles of democracy and openness: nine cand...

On March 3-4, 2022, Tashkent hosted a High-Level International Conference on “Regional Cooperation of the countries of Central Asia in the framework of the Joint Plan of Action for the Implementation of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy”, which was timed to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the Joint Action Plan (JAP). At the opening ceremony, an address was read on behalf of the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and a video message from the UN Secretary-General António Gu...

Today, on February 27, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held a meeting with the diplomatic corps of the country abroad. A comprehensive discussion of the issues of holding at a high organizational level the upcoming elections of the President of Turkmenistan, which will be held on March 12, 2022, became the main topic of the current meeting, which was held in the format of videoconferencing. As it was said, at present, in the course of active preparation for t...