On October 20, 2025, the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov familiarized himself with the progress of construction work in Afghanistan on the Serhetabat-Herat section, known as “Arkadagyň ak ýoly” and forming part of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project. In the Afghan province of Rabat Sanghi, at the construction site of the Serhetabat-Herat section of the gas pipeline, known as “Arkadagyň...

On 22 September 2025, on the sidelines of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with the US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau. During the meeting, the sides discussed the current state and prospects of the development of bilateral cooperation between Turkmenistan and the United States. The interlocutors emphasized that the development of economic partnership is a key vector of bilateral coopera...

On September 19, 2025, a regular session of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan was held at the «Maslahat Köşgi» Palace in the capital, chaired by the National Leader of the Turkmen People and Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. The agenda of the Halk Maslahaty session, held in the lead-up to the 34th anniversary of our country's sacred independence, included important issues aimed at ensuring a happy and prosperous life for our people and the further soc...

Turkmenistan regards the 80th anniversary session of the United Nations General Assembly as an important stage in international efforts to strengthen peace and stability. In the context of a complex international situation characterized by multiple challenges and declining levels of trust, the engagement of the potential of the United Nations, its political and diplomatic instruments and moral authority, acquires particular relevance for the search for mutually acceptable solutions and for ensur...

From August 25 to September 5, 2025, the second regular sessions of the executive boards of UNDP, UNFPA, and UNICEF were held in New York. Following the sessions, country programme documents for Turkmenistan for 2026-2030 were approved. The concepts of these programmes were developed jointly with the Turkmen side. According to these documents, the implementation of relevant projects and activities in relevant areas is planned jointly with the UNDP, UNICEF and UNFPA representative office...

President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov arrived in the city of Tianjin to take part in the Summit of the Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). At the invitation of the leadership of the People’s Republic of China, the Head of State of Turkmenistan will join other leaders for the high-level meetings of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO, taking place on August 31–September 1 at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center. The agenda of the summit pro...

Dear Chinese friends! First and foremost, I would like to express my gratitude to the leadership of the newspaper for the initiative to publish this article on the eve of the visit of the Turkmenistan delegation to the People’s Republic of China. I readily responded to this proposal. I believe that a direct address to the multimillion-strong readership of such a respected and authoritative publication will help them better understand the essence of relations between Turkmenistan and the Peopl...