Regular 24th session of the Mejlis of the fifth convocation where the number of laws and legal and regulatory acts have been adopted took place on the 4th of November, 2017. The deputies reviewed the draft Laws of Turkmenistan on Legal Protection of the Inventions and on Legal Protection of Industrial Samples, draft Laws on Amendments and Addendums of the Civil Code of Turkmenistan, on Amendments and Addendums of the Family Code of Turkmenistan, on Amendments and Addendums of the Law of Turkm...

On October 20, 2017, the presentation of new book by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov “Turkmenistan – the heart of the Great Silk Road” took place in Mukams Palace of the capital. Members of the Government, representatives of diplomatic missions and international organizations accredited in our country as well as public and mass media representatives and youth took part in the event.  The name of new work of the Head of the State “Turkmenistan – the heart of the Great Silk Road” chosen by...

Reception on occasion of the 25th anniversary of establishing Diplomatic relations between Turkmenistan and the Republic of Korea organized in Seoul On October 17, 2017, a reception on the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between Turkmenistan and the Republic of Korea had been held in a banquet hall “Namsan” at the “Grand Hyatt” hotel in Seoul. The heads and members of diplomatic missions and international organizations accredited in Seoul, representati...

On October 15, 2017 in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, by unanimous decision of the 201st meeting of the Governing Council of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), which was held within the framework of the 137th Assembly of the IPU, Turkmenistan was admitted to membership in the Inter-Parliamentary Union. The Mejlis of Turkmenistan will represent Turkmenistan in the Inter-Parliamentary Union. The Inter-Parliamentary Union, headquartered in Geneva, is one of the oldest international organi...

PRESIDENT OF TURKMENISTAN PARTICIPATED IN THE SUMMIT OF THE CIS COUNCIL OF THE HEADS OF STATE On 11 October, 2017 President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov arrived to Sochi on a working visit to take part in a meeting of the CIS Council of the Heads of State. As an associated member of the Commonwealth of Independent States, our country actively participates in CIS affairs, promoting the development of fruitful cooperation in a wide range of areas both in bilateral and multilater...

SECURE TRANSPORT AND TRADE INFRASTRUCTURE FOCUS OF OSCE SEMINAR IN TURKMENISTAN Representatives of ministries dealing with transport logistics, finance institutions, the State Customs and State Border Services, the Union of Entrepreneurs and Industrialists, and other state bodies participated in an OSCE-organized seminar on facilitating the development of secure national transport and trade infrastructures that took place in Ashgabat on 10 and 11 October 2017. The OSCE Centre in Ashgabat o...

THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF ELDERS OF TURKMENISTAN DISCUSSED THE KEY TASKS OF THE COUNTRY'S SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT On 9 October 2017 in Ahal Velayat under the chairmanship of the President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov began its work the regular meeting of the Council of Elders of Turkmenistan. The forum addressed the important issues of further comprehensive development of the country, implementation of progressive socio-economic and democratic transformations and reforms. The members of t...