Today, the capital city hosted the International conference «Health and Nutrition in a Changing Climate». Organization of the event attests to the fact that our country brings a weighty contribution to joining common efforts in the given sphere.

Today, the President of Turkmenistan and Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, General of the Army Serdar Berdimuhamedov, held an extended session of the State Security Council to review the activities of the country’s military and law enforcement agencies for 2025, and outline objectives for the current year.

To relieve general-major Nuryyev Yazgeldi Bashimovich from his post as Chief of the State border service of Turkmenistan – Commander of the Border Troops in connection with his transfer to another job.

To appoint Colonel Ilamanov Ilaman Myratgulyyevich as the Chief of the State border service of Turkmenistan – Commander of the Border troops, relieving him of his post as deputy chief of the State border service of Turkmenistan – chief of the general staff.

For their significant personal contribution to strengthening the independence and sovereignty of permanently neutral Turkmenistan, strengthening its defence capability, protecting its territorial integrity and constitutional order, ensuring security, public and legal order, and the rule of law, exemplary performance of official duties, and achieving high results in combat training, as well as for their many years of impeccable service to the sovereign Fatherland and courageous people, conscientious work, exceptional merits to the state and society, and significant successes in fruitful state and public work, and on the occasion of Defender of the Fatherland Day, the President of Turkmenistan and Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan, Serdar Berdimuhamedov, signed a decree. According to the document, a group of servicemen and employees of the military and law enforcement agencies of Turkmenistan were awarded medals of Turkmenistan.

On 21 December 2026, the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov received the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Qu Dongyu.

On 21 January 2026, on the instructions of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, the Chairperson of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan, D.Gulmanova, accepted the credentials of the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Chad to Turkmenistan, Mahamoud Adam Bechir.

Today, in the capital hotel "Ýyldyz" on the margins of the Week of the UN Special Program for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA) the Economic forum started its work.

The regular issue of the quarterly popular scientific magazine "Miras" which is published by the Institute of Language, Literature and National Manuscripts named after Magtymguly of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan, was released out of print.

Today, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov held a working meeting with participation of Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers T. Atahalliyev and regional hyakims to consider the development of the agricultural sector and the progress of work in the country’s regions.