"We welcome Turkmenistan's international initiatives aimed at strengthening peace and security in Central Asia. We note the significant contribution of Turkmen diplomats to the work of the UN institutions. Largely due to this, Ashgabat is generally recognized as an important regional player and occupies significant positions in the system of international relations," said Russian Ambassador to Turkmenistan Ivan Volynkin.

In honor of the professional holiday of domestic diplomats, The Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan held a ceremony to present employees of the diplomatic service with the “Türkmenistanyň ussat diplomacy” insignia.

President Serdar Berdimuhamedov congratulated the diplomatic workers of Turkmenistan on their professional holiday. In an address on this occasion, the head of state noted that over the past years the administrative and personnel structure of domestic diplomacy has been strengthened, solid experience and knowledge has been accumulated, and methods and skills in this area have been improved.

The online edition of sb.by the publishing house "Belarus Today" published an article under the heading "I saved a patient after clinical death": a BSMU student from Turkmenistan works at the 4th hospital in Minsk." The hero of the note was Aman Alymov, a 6th‑year student of the main Belarusian medical university.

Specialists of the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan improved their competencies in the field of risk management and green channels during a three-day workshop held in Ashgabat by the Border Management Program in Central Asia (BOMCA 10).

On Saturday, February 17, a brain-ring dedicated to Day of Diplomatic Workers took place within the walls of the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. Participants in the intellectual competition were students from the National Institute of World Languages named after Azadi, IIR of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country, International University of Humanities and Development, as well as TSU named after Magtymguly.

The newly opened premium airline BeOnd will offer passengers Apple Vision Pro headsets during the flight. This is reported on the airline's website.

Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and Special Representative of the UN Secretary General, Head of the Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia Kaha Imnadze discussed the organization of joint events in 2024.

On Friday, February 16, King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, received the first regular direct flight of Turkmenistan Airlines from Ashgabat. There were 279 passengers on board the plane.

Currently, Russia is one of the five main trading partners of Turkmenistan. The volume of mutual trade turnover in 2022 exceeded 1.6 billion US dollars. “In connection with the full discharge of contractual obligations for the supply of Turkmen natural gas to Russia, we expect an improvement in the results of foreign economic activity in 2023,” Russian Ambassador to Turkmenistan Ivan Volynkin said at a briefing for representatives of Russian media accredited in Turkmenistan.