A ceremony of presenting state awards was held in the Catherine Hall of the Kremlin. Vladimir Putin presented the Order of Merit to the Fatherland, 1st degree, to Hero of Russia and Turkmenistan Oleg Kononenko, commander of the Roscosmos cosmonaut squad

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the Kingdom of Belgium Sapar Palvanov conveyed to diplomatic adviser to the President of the European Commission Elisabetta Belloni an official invitation from National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Khalk Maslakhaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov addressed to the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen to take part in the International Forum of Peace and Trust. The forum will be held on December 12, 2025 in Ashgabat

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the Republic of Belarus Nazarguly Shagulyev took part in the 25th International Scientific Conference "Sakharov Readings 2025: Environmental Problems of the 21st Century", which was held on May 22 in Minsk at the A.D. Sakharov International State Environmental Institute of the Belarusian State University

On May 22, Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and heads of UN agencies in the country and the region held an online meeting of the United Nations Country Team. The main topic of the meeting was the definition of Turkmenistan's national priorities for the new UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for 2026-2030, as well as the search for ways to intensify efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

A three-day tactical medical course for instructors, organized by the OSCE, has concluded in Ashgabat. The training involved 31 officers from the State Border Service of Turkmenistan, who work in remote areas and specialize in primary response to emergency situations and rescue operations, as well as doctors

The primary objective of these meetings was to enhance the knowledge and awareness of schoolchildren regarding their rights as enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the national legislation of Turkmenistan

The telecommunications company "Turkmentelecom" of the "Turkmenaragatnashyk" Agency offers residents and guests of the capital convenient access to TELECOMWIFI wireless internet in public places of Ashgabat and the capital's international airport.

Effective May 20th, the Open Joint-Stock Company "Awtomobil ulag hyzmaty" has introduced additional daily bus services on the Ashgabat – Turkmenbashy – Ashgabat route.

The International University for the Humanities and Development invites students of higher educational institutions to participate in an online Olympiad in the field of "International Law"

On May 20, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to Turkmenistan Stanislav Chepurnoy held a working meeting with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Myakhri Byashimova, the Belarusian Embassy in Ashgabat reported on Wednesday