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.

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.