People's Assembly Member Rosen Zhelyazkov, representing the coalition of the Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria party and the Union of Democratic Forces (GERB - SDS), has been elected Prime Minister of the Republic. The broadcast was conducted on the parliament's website. This was reported by TASS

Within the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), it has been proposed to declare 2028 the Year of Social Development and Quality of Life.

On Thursday, January 16th, trading at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan resulted in the sale of products from the petrochemical and light industries.

On January 15, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in Tajikistan on a state visit. This was reported by KNIAT "Khovar"

On Wednesday, January 15th, transactions at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan resulted in the sale of petrochemical and light industry products.

A conference dedicated to the International Year of Peace and Trust was held in Ashgabat. The event, entitled "International Year of Peace and Trust: Turkmenistan's Cooperation with the International Community", was held on Wednesday, January 15, at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the participation of high-ranking representatives of the country's government, diplomatic corps and international organizations

The third meeting of the border authorities of Turkmenistan and the Islamic Republic of Iran was held at the "Artyk" customs post located on the Turkmen-Iranian border. This is reported on the website of the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan.

In honor of the announcement of 2025 in Turkmenistan as the "International Year of Peace and Trust", the Ambassador of Turkmenistan to the State of Qatar Myratgeldi Seyitmammedov published an article in one of the leading Arab newspapers "Al Sharq".

On January 14, 2025, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan between Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Akhmet Gurbanov and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany to Turkmenistan Bernd Heinze

On January 14, 2025, the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan hosted a meeting between Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy Edmondo Cirielli, who arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit