In anticipation of World Health Day, the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Ukraine is holding a “Health Week,” which includes a series of sports and fitness events aimed at promoting an active and healthy lifestyle among young people and compatriots abroad. As part of this initiative, a mini-football tournament was held on April 2, 2026, featuring teams of Turkmen students and representatives of the diaspora in Ukraine. The event took place in an atmosphere of friendly competition, mutual respect, a...

An international exhibition, “Cooperation and Development,” opened Thursday at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Ashgabat. President Serdar Berdimuhamedov congratulated participants on the opening and wished the event success. The president said the exhibition would strengthen mutually beneficial ties among parties interested in long-term cooperation and encourage partnerships with new collaborators. The event is organized by the Turkmenistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry in co...

Representatives of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan took part in the First Central Asia–European Union Interparliamentary Cooperation Forum, which took place on March 30–31 in Samarkand. In his speech at the forum, the representative of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan noted that UN member states, including the countries of Central Asia and the European Union, consistently support the legal status of Turkmenistan's neutrality, its role in ensuring global peace, including its constructive initiatives....

On April 1, 2026, the President of Turkmenistan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the country general Serdar Berdimuhamedov held a regular meeting of the State Security Council, at which the work of military and law enforcement bodies for three months of the current year was summed up. Issues of security and tranquillity in our independent state, the strengthening of the material and technical basis of security structures and further improvement of their activity were considered...

On March 31, 2026, the Mejlis of Turkmenistan held a conference dedicated to the role of women in modern society. The conference was attended by the Executive Secretary of the National Commission of Turkmenistan for UNESCO, members of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan, female heads of UN agencies in Turkmenistan, and representatives of foreign diplomatic missions in the country, according to the Mejlis's website. Participants discussed the opportunities created in the country to support motherhoo...

On March 31, 2026, a meeting of the Central commission for elections and referendums in Turkmenistan was held, where the final results of the elections of members of the People's Councils in the newly formed etraps of the velayats, as well as to replace the deputies of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan who retired early, members of the velayat, etrap, city People's Councils and Gengeshes, which took place on the 29th of March, 2026, were summarised, approved, and announced. It was emphasised that th...

On the occasion of the National Day of the Turkmen Horse, the President of Turkmenistan signed a decree to hold an international Akhal-Teke horse beauty contest in Ashgabat on April 25. The decree also calls for competitions among artists, sculptors, carpet weavers, jewelers, photographers, publishers, designers, and television cameramen to artistically convey the beauty of Akhal-Teke horses in works of fine and applied art, printed materials, photographs, and on television channels. The jury...