THE MEETING OF THE STATE SECURITY COUNCIL OF TURKMENISTAN

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.

Secretary of the State Security Council, Minister of Defence B.Gundogdyev who reported on the work carried out from the beginning of the year with a view of successful solution of the goals defined in the Program of development of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan, was the first to take the floor at the meeting. In addition, he reported on adopted measures to improve conditions of service and life of defenders of our fatherland, professional skill of officers as well as the course of transfer servicemen who serve by conscription to the reserve and the next conscription of citizens to military service.

Having heard the report, the head of the state emphasised the significance of further modernisation of the Armed Forces and consolidation of their material and technical basis to strengthen the defensibility of the country according to realities of the time.

The President of Turkmenistan also instructed the Secretary of the State Security Council, Minister of Defence to ensure a well-organised conduction of call-up of citizens and transfer of military men who serve by conscription to the reserve.

Addressing participants of the meeting, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov marked that according to the Military doctrine, which bears mainly a defensive character, the complex measures aimed at maintenance of security and territorial integrity of our independent at high level, our permanent neutral fatherland, strengthening of its defensibility, improvement of social living conditions of military men and members of their families are taken. As was underlined, proper work in the given sphere will be continued.

At the meeting of the State Security Council, a number of other issues, on which corresponding decisions were made, were considered.

At the end of the meeting, President of Turkmenistan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the country general Serdar Berdimuhamedov wished its participants sound health, great successes in their responsible service for peace and happy life of our people.