On March 27, 2023, the head of the Central Commission for Elections and Referendums in Turkmenistan held a briefing during which it was announced that the elections of deputies of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan, members of the Halk Maslahaty and Gengeshes, which had taken place the day before, had been successful. The event was attended by representatives of local and foreign media, as well as international observers from the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Organization of Turkic States,...

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...

The Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Japan Mr. Atadurdy Bayramov met with the State Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan Mr. Kenji Yamada on March 23, 2023, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. The sides discussed a range of issues relating to bilateral cooperation in political-diplomatic, trade-economic, and cultural-humanitarian spheres. In particular, the sides focused on forthcoming joint events and meetings to be held this year. During the meeting, the sides also noted the contin...

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...

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 22, 2023, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with the Secretary General of the International Organization of Turkic Culture Sultanbay Raev. During the meeting, the current state and promising areas of interaction between Turkmenistan and the organization TURKSOY were discussed. In the context of the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the creation of the International Organization of Turkic Culture in 2023, the schedule, organizational and conten...

On March 20, 2023, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan V.Hajiyev met with the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency M.Grossi. During the meeting, held at the IAEA headquarters, the parties positively evaluated the active progress of mutual cooperation. Both sides attached great importance to international documents that are under the auspices of the Agency. At the same time, issues of broadening cooperation in the field of healthcare, food security a...