President, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan Army General Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held regular session of the State Security Council where the work of military and law enforcement agencies in January – March this year has been reviewed. First, Secretary of the State Security Council, Minister of National Security Ya. Berdiyev reported on the situation in his organization, practical measures for provision of law and order in the country in the context of the objectives ou...

In accordance with the Resolution of President, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Minister of Internal Affairs Isgender Mulikov was severely reprimanded for the improper execution of the official duties and the serious shortcomings in work with the final warning.

As part of the festivities to mark the arrival of Nowruz, performing artists from Turkmenistan and the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) have given a concert at the border crossing, Howdan-Bajgiran, which has linked the two fraternal nations since ancient times. A joint exhibition fair of arts and crafts was also arranged. Among those attending the events were representatives of government authorities and public organizations, media professionals, renowned cultural figures, elders and youth from...

On the 4th of April 2019, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the delegation of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights for Central Asia headed by the UNHCHR Regional Representative Richard Komendа, who arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit. During the meeting, the parties discussed further steps and opportunities of perfecting the working mechanisms in the sphere of cooperation of Turkmenistan with the UN structures on human...

On the 4th of April 2019, a briefing dedicated to signing of bilateral documents with specialized agencies of the UN was held in the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, in participation of the representatives of national and foreign mass media and press attachés of the embassies and international organizations accredited in Turkmenistan. The representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, UN Resident Coordinator in Turkmenistan Elena Panova, UNDP R...

Being an active member of international relations, Turkmenistan systematically refines the base of international-legal documents.  Joining the main international-legal documents of the United Nations, including the sphere of human rights, Turkmenistan takes practical steps on the implementation of the clauses of these documents.  In this direction, the cooperation with authoritative international organizations, primarily the United Nations and its structural agencies is the priority course of ex...

On the 4th of April 2019 near the “Howdan-Bajgiran” region, a festive event took place in the framework of celebrating the International Day of Novruz organized jointly with the Islamic Republic of Iran.     From the Turkmen side, the heads and representatives of the Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan and the Administration of Ahal region participated in the event.  From the Iranian side, the Vice-President and Head of Cultural Heritage, Handicraft and Tourism Organization of the Islamic Rep...