Productive relations with reputable international organizations, including the United Nations, are one of the priorities of Turkmenistan’s foreign policy strategy. Last year, during the session of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Turkmenistan was elected to the Commission on Social Development for the period from 2025 to 2029. This event is evidence of the successful implementation of the state policy aimed at achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and its broad support by the global community.

As Turkmenistan continues to chart an ambitious course towards economic diversification and global integration, the International Forum to Attract Foreign Investments in Turkmenistan’s Economy (TEIF 2025) emerges as a premier platform for fostering international collaboration.

On March 13, a ceremony to award the Certificate of Excellence from Hangzhou Dianzi University of the People's Republic of China was held in the city of Arkadag. This distinction was awarded to the smart city of Arkadag as an outstanding, ecologically clean city.

On March 12, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov took part in the opening ceremony of a new important facility in the Baherden etrap of the Ahal region – the Baharden ceramic plant, TDH reports.

President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov received European Commissioner of the European Union for International Cooperation Josef Sikela on March 12, according to TDH.

On March 12, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held a meeting with the European Commissioner for International Partnership Jozef Sikela, who arrived in Turkmenistan on a visit, the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan reports.

A business forum "International Year of Peace and Trust: Conference on Investment Promotion in Turkmenistan" was held in Beijing, organized by the Embassy of Turkmenistan in the People's Republic of China jointly with the China Overseas Development Association, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of our country reports.

Preparations are ongoing for the International Forum on Attracting Investments into the Private Sector “Investing in the Future of Turkmenistan” (IFT 2025), which will be held in Ashgabat on March 18. About 300 delegates from more than 20 countries have already confirmed their participation in the event.

23 transactions were registered at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan last week.

The International Conference “International Year of Peace and Trust: the Role of Interregional Economic Cooperation in Ensuring Sustainable Development” will be held in the capital of Turkmenistan on March 19. This was announced by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov during a briefing held on March 10 in the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Turkmenistan's GDP growth in January-February 2025 was 6.3%. President Serdar Berdimuhamedov said this at a government meeting on March 7, TDH reports.

On March 7, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov held a regular meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers via a digital system, where the results of the work carried out in the economic sectors for two months of the current year were summed up, and a number of other issues related to the life of the country were discussed, TDH reports.

Turkmenistan is ready to work closely with European partners on the issue of natural gas supplies, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said in an interview with Euronews.

At the reporting meeting held on March 9 in the Central Building of the Oil and Gas Complex of Turkmenistan, the results of the industry enterprises’ work for the first two months of the current year - the International Year of Peace and Trust - were summed up. The participants of the meeting discussed the tasks set by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov for the country’s oil and gas complex at the digital meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers held on March 7.

The issues of expanding cooperation in the Central Asia-European Union format were discussed during a telephone conversation between the Vice-Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Vice-President of the European Commission Kaja Kallas, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan reports.