Ambassador Ji Shumin: Visit of the National Leader of the Turkmen People to China Opened a New Chapter in Bilateral Relations

Ji Shumin, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to Turkmenistan, stated that China–Turkmenistan relations have reached the level of a comprehensive strategic partnership, and that the visit of the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan, the esteemed Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, to Beijing has opened a new chapter in their development.

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Turkmen U16 Tennis Players Among Top Four at the Davis Cup Juniors Pre-Qualifying Event in Sri Lanka

The junior national tennis team of Turkmenistan finished fourth out of 15 teams at the recently concluded of the Davis Cup Juniors Asia/Oceania Pre-Qualifying event for players under 16, held in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

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Election voting has concluded

By 19:00 the voter turnout for the election of members of the halk maslahaty of the newly formed etraps, as well as for the place of prematurely drop out of deputies of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan, members of the velayat, etrap, city halk maslahaty and Gengesh is below as follows:

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The Russian film festival is taking place in Ashgabat

From 27^th to 29^th of March, the Russian film festival is taking place in Ashgabat, at the cinema of the «Arkach» Shopping and entertainment complex. The program opened with the family film «Pinocchio» (2025), a new adaptation of famous fairy tale of Alexey Tolstoy, directed by Igor Voloshin.

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Voting continues

Voting continues on the election of members of the halk maslahaty of the newly formed etraps, as well as for the place of prematurely drop out of deputies of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan, members of the velayat, etrap, city halk maslahaty and Gengesh. By 17:00 the number of people who have voted:

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Voting has started in the election

At 7:00 on March 29, 2026, voting began at all 578 polling stations for the election of members of the halk maslahaty of the newly formed etraps, as well as for the place of prematurely drop out of deputies of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan, members of the velayat, etrap, city halk maslahaty and Gengesh. Voting on the elections will end at 19:00.

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Decree of the President of Turkmenistan on awarding the medal of Turkmenistan «Arkadag» to foreign citizens

Considering the achievements in strengthening international cooperation of independent, neutral Turkmenistan and the realisation of the rights of children in need of guardianship to dignified and full participation in the life of society and the state, the significant personal contribution to the development of the humanitarian, charitable and volunteer movements in our country, fruitful public activities, and also on the occasion of the 5^th anniversary of the establishment of the Charitable foundation for assistance to children in need of guardianship named after Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, I decree:

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VIII conference of judges of Turkmenistan

Today, the VIII conference of judges of Turkmenistan was held with the participation of representatives of the Supreme court, the Arbitration court, and judges of velayat, city, and etrap courts. The agenda includes current tasks facing this structure.

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Dialogue of Cultures: An Uzbek Comedy on the Turkmen Stage

The musical comedy “Super gaýyn ene” by Uzbek playwright Sanjarali Imamov was staged at the Magtymguly National Musical and Drama Theatre several years ago, yet every performance still draws a full house, proving that audience interest in this unusual family story remains strong.

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Production dynamics are growing at the Seydi Oil Refinery Plant

Turkmenistan is implementing large-scale projects to explore, develop, and increase hydrocarbon production, as well as process and deliver them to consumers.