On May 22, the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov received the Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Independent States Sergey Lebedev, who had arrived in Ashgabat to participate in a meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of Government, which is scheduled for May 24, TDH reports.

A round table meeting was held in Brussels on the possibilities of the EU Global Gateway initiative and the use of the potential of the Trans-Caspian transport corridor.

The Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov visited the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Ashgabat on May 21 and expressed condolences to representatives of the neighboring country. The Hero-Arkadag conveyed words of sincere sympathy and support at this difficult moment to the families and friends of those killed in the plane crash, TDH reports.

Thirty-three transactions were registered at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan last week.

The prospects for the further development of the cooperation, built on the principles of mutual benefit and equal partnership, were discussed during a telephone conversation held on May 20 between the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and the Rais of the Republic of Tatarstan of the Russian Federation Rustam Minnikhanov, TDH reports.

The Balkanabat Petroleum Secondary Vocational School of the Türkmennebit State Concern announces a Day of Open Doors to introduce young people who want to enter the educational institution in 2024.

President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov sent their condolences to the leadership of the Islamic Republic of Iran in connection with the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi as a result of a helicopter accident in the East Azerbaijan province of Iran. TDH reports this today, May 20.

Turkmenistan celebrated Constitution and National Flag Day on May 18. In Ashgabat, with the participation of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, flower-laying ceremonies were held at the Constitution Monument and the Main Flag of the country.

The opening ceremony of the monument to Makhtumkuli Fragi and the new cultural and park complex of the same name took place on the evening of May 17 in the southern part of the Turkmen capital with the participation of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov.

During a government meeting, Vice-Chairman and Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov briefed on the steps being taken to strengthen cooperation between Turkmenistan and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

On May 17, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov held a regular meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers via the digital system, at which topical issues of the country’s socio-economic development were discussed.

President Serdar Berdimuhamedov congratulated his compatriots on the Constitution and National Flag Day of Turkmenistan, which is celebrated in the country on May 18.

Russia and the Islamic world are called upon to show examples of effective and attractive economic and technological models of cooperation. This was stated by the head of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, speaking on May 16 at the XV International Economic Forum “Russia-Islamic World: KazanForum 2024”.

At the end of 2023, mutual trade turnover between Russia and Turkmenistan increased in physical terms by 13% and amounted to 678 million tons. This was said at a meeting between Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Marat Khusnullin, reports the News Portal of the State Television and Radio of Turkmenistan.

As part of the working visit of the Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to the Republic of Tatarstan of the Russian Federation to participate in the XV International Economic Forum “Russia-Islamic World: KazanForum 2024”, members of the delegation of Turkmenistan held a number of meetings, during which the possibilities of expanding multifaceted interaction were discussed, TDH reports.