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.

February 16, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) held its fourth annual Civic Forum bringing together representatives of the Mejlis, the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population, the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry, the Ministry of Education, the Turkmencommunications agency and 15 civil society organizations. The forum foused on the concept the implementation and of the State Program on Digital Economy Development for 2019-2025 through the application of innovative digital solutions.

The Fire Safety Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Turkmenistan notified subscribers of the TMCELL cellular operator by SMS about the importance of observing fire safety rules during winter days.

JSC "Ashgabat City Telephone Network", being one of the licensed communication operators of Turkmenistan, provides cable telephone services, IP television, radio communications according to CDMA 450 D standards and other services in the city of Ashgabat.

The first flight of Turkmen Airlines from Ashgabat was greeted at Kuala Lumpur Airport with a grandiose salute from water cannons. The Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Malaysia, Muhammetniyaz Mashalov, and the Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture of Malaysia, Dato Sri Tiong King Sing, honored this event by joining the crew and 228 passengers upon arrival.

President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov sent sincere congratulations and best wishes to President of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic and the people of this country on the occasion of the national holiday - Statehood Day.

Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the Council of the Interparliamentary Assembly of the CIS Member States Valentina Matvienko spoke at the first meeting of the heads of parliaments of the member countries of the Group of Friends of Neutrality. The videoconference event was organized by the Mejlis of Turkmenistan and was dedicated to the “Role of parliamentary interaction in strengthening peace and dialogue.”

On Thursday, February 15, the Consulate General of Turkmenistan in Turkey held a meeting with Governor of Istanbul Davut Gul.

The upcoming Global Methane Forum in Geneva in March this year and the holding of a round table within its framework to discuss measures to reduce methane emissions in Central Asia were discussed at a meeting on Thursday by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Mahri Bashimova and Director of the Sustainable Energy Division of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Dario Liguti.

Today, the inauguration ceremony of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev is taking place in Baku, RIA Novosti source reports.