On March 27, 2023, the head of the Central Commission for Elections and Referendums in Turkmenistan held a briefing during which it was announced that the elections of deputies of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan, members of the Halk Maslahaty and Gengeshes, which had taken place the day before, had been successful. The event was attended by representatives of local and foreign media, as well as international observers from the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Organization of Turkic States,...

According to the decision of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan, today, on March 26, 2023, elections of deputies of the Mejlis, members of the velayat, etrap and city halk maslahaty, as well as Gengeshes, began in Turkmenistan on a broad alternative basis. Active participation in the elections was also noted at 42 polling stations opened at the diplomatic missions and consulates of Turkmenistan abroad. In the diplomatic offices of Turkmenistan, all conditions have been created for our citizens who ar...

On March 24, 2023, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov received the Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Independent States, Sergei Lebedev, who heads the Mission of Observers from the CIS for the upcoming elections to the Mejlis of Turkmenistan. The Head of state noted that the elections of deputies of the national parliament, as well as members of local authorities and self-government, scheduled for March 26, are a significant social and political event in the life of the country. In thi...

On March 23, 2023, the Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov met with the Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Independent States Sergey Lebedev. Warmly welcoming the guest,Arkadag thanked for the invitation accepted by the CIS Observation Mission to participate in monitoring the elections of deputies of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan and members of local representative authorities, which will be held on March 26, 2023. Expressing gratitude for the invita...

On March 24, 2023, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashid Meredov held talks with the Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Independent States Sergey Lebedev, who arrived in the Turkmen capital at the head of the CIS Observer Mission to participate in the assessment of the elections of deputies of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan and members of local representative authorities, which will be held on March 26, 2023. In frames of the discussion of the organizational aspects of election preparation...

On February 25, 2023, in the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, a meeting was held between the deputy heads of ministries, departments of Turkmenistan with representatives of the UN technical mission and its divisions to visit, review and assess the development of the new administrative center of the Akhal velayat, the city of Arkadag. At the meeting, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan M. Byashimova expressed her gratitude to the guests from the U...

On February 21, 2023, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov left for an official visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain. Two and a half hours later, the presidential airliner landed at the International Airport of the city of Muharraq, decorated with the State flags of two friendly countries. The Deputy Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain Sheikh Khalid bin Abdullah Al-Khalifa and other officials warmly and cordially welcomed the President of Turkmenistan at the airstairs. On February 22, before...