

EU Special Representative: Central Asia can "glue" West and East
The European Union Special Representative for Central Asia, Teri Hakala, who is in Ashgabat on a working visit, gave a briefing on Thursday to representatives of the Turkmen media.


The European Union Special Representative for Central Asia, Teri Hakala, who is in Ashgabat on a working visit, gave a briefing on Thursday to representatives of the Turkmen media.


Turkmenistan has joined the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (also commonly known as the "New York Convention") and the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG).


During a government meeting dedicated to the results of economic development in January-April of this year, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov said that in connection with the great holiday – Victory Day in the Great Patriotic War, public organizations will visit the memorial complex "People's Memory" ("Halk hakydasy") on May 9, where they will lay flowers in memory of those who who has not returned from the bloody fields of the most brutal war in the history of mankind.


President Serdar Berdimuhamedov instructed the Director General of the Agency for Transport and Communications under the Cabinet of Ministers Mukhammetgeldy Chakiyev to open air traffic within the country from May 25 and launch regular flights from all regional centers to the city of Turkmenbashi.


At a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers on Friday, the head of state criticized the management of the trade sector. In particular, there were complaints about the execution of instructions related to the reduction in the volume of imports, in particular, agricultural food products.


From June 1, it is planned to cancel the mask regime in Turkmenistan and resume some regular flights with foreign countries. Such a proposal was made by the Extraordinary Commission for Combating the Spread of Diseases and specialized specialists, the Watan program of the Turkmen State Radio and Television reported.


President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov instructed the heads of the country's military and law enforcement agencies to make every effort to eradicate corruption and develop proposals for making appropriate changes and additions to the country's legislation, the Watan news program of the Turkmen State Radio and Television reported.


UNDP and the Ombudsperson`s Office in Turkmenistan convened a workshop in a hybrid format on the activities of national human rights institutions in the preparation of reports on human rights.


Deputies of the Mejlis of the Milli Gengesh (lower house of parliament) at the regular meeting, held in a hybrid format, approved and adopted the bills submitted for consideration on introducing additions and amendments to a number of existing legislative acts of Turkmenistan.


USAID's Future Growth Initiative, in cooperation with the Small Business Consulting Program of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, funded in Turkmenistan by the European Union, is launching the second round of the Export Platform program to promote the export of products of Turkmen companies with the support of an international expert.


President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, at a working meeting held on Tuesday with the heads of the country's regions, approved their proposal for the construction of new mosques.


The head of Turkmenistan received messages of congratulations on Oraza – the holy holiday for Muslims around the world. So, best wishes to Serdar Berdimuhamedov and the Turkmen people sent President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan.


On March 22, 2022 local time, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi was invited to attend and speak at the opening ceremony of the Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).


During the government meeting, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov said that the Arkadag of the Turkmen people Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, while on labor leave, completed work on another book called "The Meaning of My Life" ("Ömrümin manysy"), which has already been published.


The six Turkmen e-commerce platforms created 70 new jobs, raised $30,000 in investments and increased sales by an average of 33% during five months.