A meeting of Chief Justices of Supreme Court of China and Central Asian countries was held in Urumqi. The event ended on September 24 with the adoption of a statement by its participants, which noted that consolidating and strengthening judicial exchanges and cooperation between China and the Central Asian countries will contribute to the development and prosperity of all parties, strengthening mutual trust and good-neighborly and friendly relations.

On the international sports stage, as well as in other areas, Turkmenistan demonstrates a steady growth of its authority. This is confirmed by the success of our athletes at major international competitions and Olympics. This year, our young chess players also presented the country with a valuable gift for the Independence Day celebrations by returning with awards.

On September 25, the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Belarus hosted a festive meeting with Turkmen students from higher educational institutions of Minsk. The ceremonial event was dedicated to the 33rd anniversary of Turkmenistan's independence and the Year of Magtymguly Fragi.

Today, 25 September, in the conference hall of the State Migration Service of Turkmenistan, a solemn ceremony of handing over passports to persons granted citizenship of Turkmenistan and residence permits to foreign citizens residing in Turkmenistan took place.

By the decree of the President of Turkmenistan, the Concept for the development of the city of Arkadag for 2024-2052 has been approved.

Based on the Resolution of the UN General Assembly initiated by Turkmenistan, 2025 has been declared the "International Year of Peace and Trust" in Turkmenistan. The corresponding decision was made at a meeting of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan, which was held in Ashgabat on September 24.

By decree of the President of Turkmenistan, Chairman of the Intergovernmental Coordination Council on Seed Production of the CIS Ivan Kuzmin was awarded the highest degree of distinction – the title “Hero of Turkmenistan” with the presentation of the gold medal “Altyn aý”.

Last month, Afghanistan marked the third anniversary of the new administration. Three years of governance is a significant period. However, the international community is still concerned about the situation in that country. Afghanistan is facing serious humanitarian, economic and political challenges that inevitably affect the situation in neighboring countries and the region as a whole.

The Embassy of Afghanistan in Turkmenistan announced an important meeting between Chargé d'Affaires of Afghanistan Fazl Mohammad Sabir and Political Adviser of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia Andrey Larin.

From September 19 to 21, the Turkmen delegation led by the Deputy Minister of Education of Turkmenistan, Azat Atayev participated in the "Connect-2024" exhibition of the “Huawei” company held in Shanghai, PRC and visited the "Smart Education System" department. There, the possibilities of introducing advanced technologies for digitalization of education system of the country were discussed.