By decree of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, for great services in the development of Turkmen sports and increasing its international authority, successful performance with winning first place at the international hockey tournament held in Ashgabat on April 15-20, and distinguished training work, the title of “Honored Coach of Turkmenistan” was awarded to Meylis Kuliev - coach of the hockey club "Galkan" under the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Ilyas Veliyev - assistant coach of the same club. This was reported in the news release of the Turkmen State Radio and Television.

On Friday, April 19, petrochemical products were sold during trading at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan.

On April 20, 2024, at the MFA of Turkmenistan, a meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the First Deputy Secretary General of the CIS Leonid Anfimov, who arrived on a working visit.

On Friday, April 19, the completion ceremony of the project on Assistance in Improving Public Administration (GSP) sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) took place at the Yildiz Hotel in the capital. The event brought together representatives of public organizations, a number of ministries and departments, deputies of the Mejlis and employees of the diplomatic corps of the country.

Representatives of Turkmenistan took part in the Youth Forum of the UN Economic and Social Council. The event took place in a hybrid format at the UN headquarters in New York from April 16 to 18.

Snow fell in Central Europe and the Balkans after an unusually hot spring, Euronews reports.

On Thursday, April 18, petrochemical products and construction materials were sold during trading at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan.

Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif expressed interest in expanding bilateral cooperation with Turkmenistan, especially in the fields of trade, energy and communications. The Prime Minister expressed his opinion during a meeting with Ambassador of Turkmenistan Atajan Movlamov on Wednesday, according to a press release from the Prime Minister's office.

At the 38th meeting of the Council of Managers and Responsible Representatives of Railway Transport of the Organization for Cooperation between Railways (OSJD) member states held in the capital of Turkmenistan on Thursday, the Ashgabat Declaration was adopted.

On Thursday, April 18, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held a meeting with the heads of UN agencies in Turkmenistan and regional structures of this Organization.