Today, the grand opening of Culture Week took place in the city of Balkanabat, the administrative center of the country’s western region, at the Türkmeniň ak öýi building. The event coincided with the widely celebrated Day of Cultural and Art Workers and Magtymguly Pyragy Poetry.
President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov sent his sincere congratulations to Oleg Kononenko, Hero of Turkmenistan and the Russian Federation, Head of the «Research and testing centre for cosmonaut training named after Y.A.Gagarin», and cosmonaut commander, on his birthday.
Today, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov held an online regular meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers to consider number of issues of state life.
On June 20, 2026, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov received Jamshid Khodjaev, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan, who arrived in Turkmenistan for a visit to participate in the regular meeting of the Joint Turkmen-Uzbek Commission on Trade-Economic, Scientific-Technical, and Cultural Cooperation.
In order to protect the health of mothers and children, achieve their spiritual and physical health, significantly improve their health and increase their life expectancy in the era of the Revival of the new epoch of the powerful state, the President of Turkmenistan signed a Resolution.
On May 20, 2026, the 19th meeting of the Joint Turkmen-Uzbek Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technical and Cultural Cooperation was held at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan.
By the decree of the Office of the Mufti of Turkmenistan, Hojagulyyev Yalkap was relieved of his post as Mufti of Turkmenistan.
On June 19, 2026, an official welcoming ceremony was held at the "Oguzhan" Presidential Palace Complex for the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim, who had arrived in Ashgabat the previous day on an official visit.
On June 19, 2026, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosted an international scientific and practical conference, "Turkmenistan – Malaysia: 30 Years of Mutually Beneficial Cooperation in the Oil and Gas Industry," and an exhibition dedicated to the Turkmen-Malaysian partnership.
On June 18, 2026, Prime Minister of Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim arrived in Turkmenistan for an official visit. The distinguished guest was welcomed by officials at the Ashgabat International Airport.
