The General Council of the World Trade Organizations considered on Wednesday the application of Turkmenistan for accession to the WTO and decided to grant Turkmenistan the status of an acceding country ("active observer") to the WTO.
The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and Turkmenistan adopted a joint statement on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two states, celebrated in 2022.
Ashgabat aims to further develop and expand relations with Moscow. Turkmen Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov stated this on Tuesday at the opening of talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, TASS reports.
On Monday, President Berdimuhamedov, during a working meeting with the participation of a number of vice-premiers, heads of regional administrations and Ashgabat, signed an order to send a delegation of Turkmenistan to Moscow on February 21-22, before emphasizing that multiformat interaction with such a strategic partner as Russia is the most important direction of the country's foreign policy strategy.
By the decision of the Mejlis Milli Gengesh, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov was awarded the distinction “Türkmenistanyň ussat diplomaty” for his huge contribution to increasing the authority of Turkmenistan in the international arena.
On February 22, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will hold talks with his Turkmen counterpart Rashid Meredov, who will arrive in Russia on a working visit. This was announced by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova at a briefing on Wednesday.
Today, Ms. Narine Sahakyan, newly appointed UNDP Resident Representative in Turkmenistan, has presented her credentials to His Excellency Mr. Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, President of Turkmenistan.
On Tuesday, February 15, the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda in Turkmenistan held a meeting at which Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Serdar Gurbangulyevich Berdimuhamedov, nominated by the Democratic Party of the country, was registered as a candidate for the highest state post.
Deputy Prime Minister Serdar Berdimuhamedov has been nominated as a candidate for the presidency of Turkmenistan. This happened at the ninth extraordinary congress of the Democratic Party of Turkmenistan. Serdar Berdimuhamedov addressed the congress participants, who supported his candidacy.
Early presidential elections in Turkmenistan are scheduled to be held on March 12, RIA Novosti reports citing Bezirgen Karaev, assistant to the chairman of the Central Election Commission for holding elections and referendums.
The honorary elders who spoke at the extraordinary meeting of the People's Council (Halk maslahaty) supported the decision of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to actively involve young people in leadership positions, the Watan program of the Turkmen State Radio and Television reports.
President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, who is also the Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Chairman of the State Security Council, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, and head of the Halk Maslakhaty (People's Council) Milli Gengesha, announced his decision to focus on the post of Chairman of the People's Council.
The priority in making important decisions on the development of Turkmenistan for the next 30 years is to improve the living conditions of people, to achieve stable economic growth of the country, said President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, speaking at an extraordinary meeting of the Halk Maslakhaty (People's Council) Milli Gengesh of Turkmenistan.
On February 11, an extraordinary meeting of the Halk Maslakhaty of the Milli Gengesh of Turkmenistan will be held.
President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov discussed with President of China Xi Jinping cooperation between China and Turkmenistan in the field of gas supplies and the construction of branch D of the Turkmenistan-China gas pipeline.
