President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov took part in the High-Level Global Roundtable on Extractive Industries as an Engine for Sustainable Development, held online by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres.

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has visited the plant for production of gasoline from natural gas, which was built in Ahal Region, where inspected the activity of this modern industrial complex and exchange the views with officials of oil and gas sector on construction of the second phase of the plant as well as made a helicopter flight around number of big facilities inspecting the course of construction works.

The OSCE Centre in Ashgabat presented the Second National Risk Assessment (NRA-2) Report on Anti-Money Laundering, Combating Financing of Terrorism and the financing of Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (AML/CFT/PWMD) in Turkmenistan and its Risk Management Action Plan (RMAP).

Offsite session of Emergency Commission for combating the spread of diseases has been held with participation of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov in Avaza National tourist zone.

In order to ensure the winter crop harvesting campaign at the high organizational level, the President of Turkmenistan signed the Resolution, establishing the State Commission for the organized harvesting campaign in 2021, authorizing the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection ensure the proper maintenance of grain harvesters and their productive and uninterrupted operation during the harvesting season; the "Türkmenawtoulaglary" Agency to ensure transportation of winter crops to the receiving points, warehouses and elevators, as well as uninterrupted and efficient operation of vehicles; the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection is allowed to use vehicles of other ministries and sectoral departments, as well as privately owned vehicles when transporting wheat to the receiving points, warehouses and elevators on a contractual basis.

Online meeting within the framework of the project of the Regional Environmental Center for Central Asia (CAREC) focused on cooperation on combating climate change. Representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection, as well as public organizations of Turkmenistan on environmental protection took part in the meeting.

Representatives of the Mejlis of the Milli Gengesh took part in an online meeting organized by the Secretariat of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to discuss the preparatory work for the next session of OSCE Parliamentary Assembly.

As in previous years, the purpose of this report is to review the country's respect for human rights, based on an analysis of important human rights issues, coverage of the human rights situation in 2020, and the activities of the Authorized Representative for Human Rights - the Ombudsperson (hereinafter referred to as the Ombudsperson) for the protection of human rights and freedoms, the restoration of violated rights, the prevention of human rights violations, the submission of proposals, as well as other activities carried out within her powers.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection, with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the State Committee for Water Resources, organized a videoconference meeting "Multilateral Dialogue on Development of Cooperation in the Aral Sea Region". The meeting took place on the International Mother Earth Day.

In accordance with the Resolution of President, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Merettagan Taganov was relieved of his post as Deputy Minister of Justice due to his transfer to another job.