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 24, 2023, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov received the Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Independent States, Sergei Lebedev, who heads the Mission of Observers from the CIS for the upcoming elections to the Mejlis of Turkmenistan. The Head of state noted that the elections of deputies of the national parliament, as well as members of local authorities and self-government, scheduled for March 26, are a significant social and political event in the life of the country. In thi...

On March 23, 2023, the Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov met with the Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Independent States Sergey Lebedev. Warmly welcoming the guest,Arkadag thanked for the invitation accepted by the CIS Observation Mission to participate in monitoring the elections of deputies of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan and members of local representative authorities, which will be held on March 26, 2023. Expressing gratitude for the invita...

On March 24, 2023, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashid Meredov held talks with the Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Independent States Sergey Lebedev, who arrived in the Turkmen capital at the head of the CIS Observer Mission to participate in the assessment of the elections of deputies of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan and members of local representative authorities, which will be held on March 26, 2023. In frames of the discussion of the organizational aspects of election preparation...

Guided by the principles of humanism and solidarity, the ancestral traditions of good neighborliness of the Turkmen people, on March 22, 2023, a humanitarian cargo was sent to the children of the Ukrainian people, provided on behalf of the Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov Charitable Foundation for Assistance to Children in Need of Guardianship. The humanitarian aid consists of medicines and medical supplies, textiles and various food products.

On March 20, 2023 in Vienna were held political  consultations between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the Federal Ministry of European and International Affairs of the Republic of Austria The Turkmen delegation was headed by the Deputy Foreign Ministry Vepa Hajiev, and the Austrian side - by the Secretary General Mr Peter Launsky-Tiffenthal at this political dialogue. During the meeting priority areas in the political, diplomatic, trade-economic and humanitarian fields...

On March 20, 2023, in frames of the state visit of the President of Turkmenistan to the State of Qatar, the opening ceremony of the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Doha was held. The ceremony was attended by members of the Government of Turkmenistan, heads and representatives of foreign diplomatic missions accredited in Qatar, as well as the Foreign Ministry of Qatar. At the opening ceremony, the flag of our country was raised and the national anthem of Turkmenistan was played. During official...