I would like to express my gratitude for the leading role that Turkmenistan continues playing in solution of problem of non-citizenship in Central Asia and on global level, the message of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi to President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov says. Naturalization of approximately 8,800 stateless people after 2011as well as your approval of National Action Plan for elimination of non-citizenship by 2024 indicates your deep commitment to solution of this pro...

On September 26, 2019, the solemn ceremony of giving the passports to the people who were granted Turkmen citizenship was held in the State Migration Service. As is known, during the regular meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers via digital video communication on September 20, the President of Turkmenistan signed the Decree on the granting Turkmen citizenship to 863 people. Representatives of 14 nationalities received passports, more than half of the people who were granted citizenship – women and...

Joint Stock Commercial Bank Rysgal increases its services. Process of implementation of MasterCard international payment system is in the final stage. Implementation of this project is a part of the strategy of the bank’s development, improvement of its financial stability and competiveness among local and foreign banks. Operations with Master Cards is in the practice of Turkmen banks for a long time already. Special feature of the system, which is to be launched by Rysgal Bank, is that techn...

The second meeting of the highest representative body of Turkmenistan - Halk Maslahaty held in Ashgabat under the chairmanship of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov focuses on the important tasks for the further economic and social development of the country, including the issues related to strengthening the constitutional foundations of Turkmenistan and improving the democratic principles of public administration. “Twenty-eight years ago, Turkmenistan declared independence. Having chosen th...

On September 25, 2019, the second session of the People’s Council of Turkmenistan chaired by the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov was held in the “Rukhiyet” Palace of Ashgabat city. The members of the Government, head and deputies of the Parliament (Mejlis), elders, state employees of social-economic and cultural-humanitarian sphere, workers of the villages and regions of the country, chiefs of diplomatic missions of Turkmenistan accredited abroad, as well as the representa...

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has approved new edition of National strategy for climate change, by thus having started next stage of steadfast work for planning and response to climate impacts in our country. Today, the understanding of the fact that it is only stable social and economic development, which is able to reduce the exposure to climate change and to provide adaptation of the economy and society to this, is growing. Being in the stream of global processes consolidating intern...

On September 23, 2019, at the UN headquarters in New York, with the adoption of the political Declaration in the field of health, the first of the five main summits of the High Level Week began, which was held under the motto “Universal Health Coverage: moving together to build a healthier world”. The delegation headed by the Deputy Minister of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan took part in the summit on the Universal coverage of health services from the Turkmen side. After the o...