New leaders of National Parliament were elected at the first session of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan of new convocation with the participation of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.  According to the provisions of the Constitution of Turkmenistan, the candidate for this high government post is elected by secret balloting. The members of Counting Committee of the Mejlis chaired by deputy S. Seyilov were elected for this.  The parliamentarians nominated deputy of No. 7 polling station “Gunesh...

The Centre of Non-governmental Organizations held the first session of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan of the sixth convocation with the participation of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. During the session, new leaders of National Parliament were elected and priority objectives of the deputy corps of the country were outlined.  Deputies of the fifth and sixth convocations, Deputy Chairmen of the Cabinet of Ministers, heads of the ministries and departments, representatives of political parties...

On March 27, 2018, the international high-level conference on Afghanistan "Peace process, security cooperation and regional connectivity" was held in Tashkent, the capital of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The Presidents of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan, the Foreign Ministers of Russia, Turkey, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, the State Minister for External Affairs of India, the Deputy Foreign Ministers of Turkmenistan, China, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United States, the Special Repr...

President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani arrived in Turkmenistan on the official visit.  The Head of the Islamic Republic of Iran was met by the officials at Ashgabat International Airport decorated with the State Flags of both countries. The Guard of Honour was lined up along the carpet running from the ramp. According to good tradition, boys and girls wearing national dress met Iranian Leader with bread and salt and presented the flowers.  From the airport, the President...

Обращаясь к членам правительства на состоявшемся 24 марта заседании Кабинета Министров, Президент Гурбангулы Бердымухамедов акцентировал внимание на предстоящих 25 марта, выборах депутатов Меджлиса Туркменистана, а также членов велаятских, этрапских и городских халк маслахаты и Генгешей.  Отметив полную готовность к проведению всенародного голосования на демократических принципах, глава государства подчеркнул, что выборы в таком формате, то есть в единый день голосования проводятся в нашей ст...

In recent days, distorted information about allegedly illegal activities of Turkmenistan's border services with respect to the Iranian vessel has spread in the media of Iran and other countries. The Turkmen side states that on March 21, 2018, the border services of Turkmenistan suppressed an attempt to smuggle a large consignment of narcotic drugs by a group of citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran that violated the state border of Turkmenistan on the motorway boat in Turkmenistan's territori...

On March 23, 2018, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan there was a meeting with the Chairman of the Executive Committee - CIS Executive Secretary S.N.Lebedev, who arrived in the Turkmen capital at the head of the mission of CIS observers to participate in the assessment of the forthcoming parliamentary elections. During the conversation, an exchange of views took place on the preparations for the forthcoming parliamentary elections in Turkmenistan on March 25, 2018, as well as...