On November 15, 2024, the 48th meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States Intergovernmental Council of Road Builders was held at the Archabil Hotel. This landmark event brought together leading experts, engineers and representatives of government agencies to discuss issues related to the development of motorways, the use of modern technologies, materials and equipment. During […]
Innovations in the road sector of Turkmenistan discussed in Ashgabat
On November 15, the 48th meeting of the Intergovernmental Council of Road Builders of the CIS countries convened in Ashgabat. Held in a hybrid format, the meeting brought together representatives from road, transport, and research organizations of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Associate members of the Intergovernmental Council and representatives from […]
Turkmenistan invites CIS countries to participate in infrastructure projects toward South Asia – this is powerful idea with enormous potential
Tariq Saeedi Turkmenistan has invited the CIS countries to take part in the emerging and planned infrastructure projects aimed at connectivity with South Asia and beyond. President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, in his speech at the summit of the heads of state of CIS, floated the idea. The summit was held in Moscow on 8 October 2024. […]
The President of Turkmenistan took part in the CIS summit
On 8 October 2024, a regular meeting of the Council of CIS Heads of State was held in Moscow under the chairmanship of President Vladimir Putin of Russia. The meeting was attended by President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President […]
Today, the President of Turkmenistan will take part in the CIS Summit
On 7 October 2024, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov left for a two-day working visit to Russia to participate in the summit of Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States, to be held on 8 October. The heads of state will exchange views on cooperation within the CIS and decide on the chairmanship […]
CIS Approves Action Plan for Enhanced International Transport Corridors
The action plan for optimizing infrastructure and developing international transport corridors passing through the territories of the CIS member states for the period up to 2030 was approved at a meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Independent States held in Ashgabat on 24 May 2024. The action plan aims […]
CIS Strengthens Cooperation in Energy, Chemical Industry, and Environmental Protection
The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) member countries have agreed to enhance cooperation in energy, chemical industries, and environmental protection. This decision comes after a meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of Government in Ashgabat, where relevant concepts and action plans were approved. These documents were developed taking into account the need to reach […]
Ashgabat Declared “City of New Sports Opportunities in the CIS”
The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Council of Heads of Government has declared Ashgabat the “City of New Sports Opportunities,” according to a press release from the CIS Executive Committee on 24 May 2024. The council also instructed the CIS Council for Physical Culture and Sports to develop a 2024-2025 Action Plan to realize this […]
Ashgabat hosted a meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of Government
On 24 May 2024, a regular meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Independent States was held in Ashgabat. The meeting was attended by: Azerbaijan – Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev Belarus – Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko Kazakhstan – Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov Kyrgyzstan – Chairman of the Cabinet of […]
President of Turkmenistan met with the CIS Secretary General
President Serdar Berdimuhamedov of Turkmenistan met with Sergei Lebedev, Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), on Wednesday, 22 May 2024. Lebedev is in Ashgabat for the upcoming meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of Government. The discussion highlighted Turkmenistan’s active participation in the CIS, emphasizing its commitment to strengthening economic and […]
Turkmenistan intends to further strengthen relations with the CIS, the National Leader of the Turkmen people says
On Wednesday, 22 May 2024, the National leader of Turkmen people Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov met with Sergei Lebedev, Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Arkadag Berdimuhamedov wished success to the upcoming meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the CIS. During the meeting, it was emphasized that one of the priority […]
Meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the CIS Secretary General
On 21 May 2024, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan hosted a meeting with the Secretary General of the CIS Sergey Lebedev, who arrived in Ashgabat to discuss preparations for the upcoming session of the Council of the Heads of Government. The parties discussed organizational issues related to the meeting, to take place on […]
CIS Border Chiefs met in Uzbekistan to address Central Asian security challenges
On 28 March 2024, Khiva, Uzbekistan hosted the 8th regional meeting of heads of border agencies from CIS member states, according to the CIS Executive Committee. The event was attended by delegations of the border agencies of Belarus, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, the Coordination Service of the Council of Commanders of […]
President of Turkmenistan took part in the informal CIS summit in Russia
On Tuesday, 26 December 2023, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov took part in an informal summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States in St. Petersburg. The summit was attended by President of Russia Vladimir Putin, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov, […]
President Serdar Berdimuhamedov Joins CIS Informal Summit in St. Petersburg
President Serdar Berdimuhamedov of Turkmenistan embarked on a working visit to the Russian Federation today, 26 December 2023, to participate in an informal summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) leaders. President of Turkmenistan maintains a regular presence at CIS summits. “Turkmenistan, which, by virtue of its neutral status, is an associate member of […]
Turkmenistan’s trade turnover with the CIS countries exceeded $2.6 billion (Updated)
Turkmenistan’s foreign trade turnover with the states of the Commonwealth of Independent States in January-October 2023 exceeded US $2.6 billion or 16.5% of the country’s total foreign trade turnover. This was stated by Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Khojamyrat Geldimyradov, speaking at a meeting of the Council of Heads of Government […]
Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan and information structures of the CIS Executive Committee discuss information collaboration
On 22 November 2023, a delegation from Turkmenistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a series of fruitful meetings with representatives of the CIS Executive Committee and the Interstate Fund for Humanitarian Cooperation (IFHC) in Moscow. The Turkmen delegation, led by Murad Ozbekbayev, Head of the Information and Analytical Department of the MFA, and Akmuhammed Djumakuliyev, […]
Speech by President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov at a meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States in Kyrgyzstan
Here is slightly paraphrased translation of the speech by President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov at the CIS Summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on 13 September 2023: Dear Heads of State, Dear members of the delegations! First of all, let me express my gratitude to the President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Nurgozhoyevich Japarov for organizing this […]
CIS Summit in Bishkek – Security and Economy Top Priorities in Turkmenistan President’s Speech – A number of documents adopted, including a Statement on international relations in a multipolar world
nCa Report On 13 October 2023, the CIS Summit of the Heads of state was held in Bishkek under the chairmanship of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov. The summit was attended by: President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev President of Russia Vladimir Putin […]
Kyrgyzstan hosted a meeting of the CIS Council of Foreign Ministers
On 12 October 2023, Bishkek hosted a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Commonwealth of Independent States on the eve of the CIS summit. The meeting, chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic Jeenbek Kulubayev, was attended by the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, […]
President of Turkmenistan to attend CIS Summit in Bishkek today
President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov has left on a working visit to the Kyrgyz Republic to participate in the Summit of the CIS Council of Heads of State, TDH reports. After flying to Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, the presidential airliner landed at Manas International Airport, where the head of state was met by officials. […]
President of Turkmenistan received the Deputy Chairman of the CIS Intergovernmental Coordinating Council on Seed Production
President Serdar Berdimuhamedov received Thursday (15 Jun) Deputy Chairman of the Intergovernmental Coordinating Council on Seed Production of the Commonwealth of Independent States, President of the Seeds Association Ivan Kuzmin. Ivan Kuzmin stressed the fruitful nature of the interaction of the CIS ICCSP with Turkmenistan, which is implementing fundamental reforms in the agro-industrial complex. The […]
Turkmenistan took part in the meeting of the Council of CIS Heads of Government in Sochi
On 8 June 2023, a meeting of the Council of Heads of Government was held in Sochi under the chairmanship of Kyrgyzstan, the CIS Executive Committee reports. Turkmenistan was represented at the meeting by Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Hojamyrat Geldimyradov. The meeting has resulted in signing 17 documents. The heads […]
Humanitarian cooperation discussed at the regular meeting of the CIS Foreign Ministers in Samarkand
The meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Commonwealth of Independent States was held on 14 April 2023 in Samarkand. The event was attended by foreign ministers and high-ranking officials of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, as well as CIS Secretary General Sergey Lebedev. In a broad […]
FMs of Russia and Central Asian countries will meet in Samarkand next week
On 14 April 2023, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will take part in the sixth meeting of the foreign ministers of Russia and Central Asia – Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan – to be held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, the Russian Foreign Ministry reports. The event will discuss promising areas of six-party cooperation […]
National Leader of the Turkmen people met with the Secretary General of the CIS
On Thursday, 23 March, the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov met with the Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Independent States Sergey Lebedev. Lebedev, who heads the observer mission for the parliamentary elections in Turkmenistan noted that all stages of the election campaign are carried […]
The CIS observer mission held meetings with the head of the Central Election Commission of Turkmenistan and political parties – Interim Report on election monitoring issued
On 22 March 2023, in Ashgabat, the head of the CIS Observer Mission, Secretary General of the CIS Sergey Lebedev met with the Chairman of the Central Commission for Elections and Referendums in Turkmenistan Gulmurad Muradov. Muradov briefed Lebedev on the activities of the Central Election Commission and told about the work of the system […]
Foreign observer missions continue monitoring preparations for parliamentary elections in Turkmenistan
The CIS and OSCE observer missions continue to monitor the process of preparation for the parliamentary elections in Turkmenistan, to take place on Monday, 26 March 2023. Thus, the formation of the CIS observer mission has been completed. It includes 49 accredited observers representing the CIS countries, the Interparliamentary Assembly of the CIS Member States […]
CIS Deputy Secretary General inaugurated Observer mission in Ashgabat
Deputy Secretary General of the CIS Ilkhom Nematov arrived in Ashgabat at the head of the working group on the opening of the CIS Observer Mission to monitor the election campaign of the upcoming parliamentary elections. The CIS Observer Mission officially started its work on 8 March. As part of the opening of the Mission, […]
CIS to send Observer Mission for parliamentary elections in Turkmenistan
The CIS observer mission for the elections of deputies of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan will be headed by the CIS Secretary General Sergey Lebedev. The elections will take place on 26 March 2023. The CIS observer mission will monitor the electoral campaign at the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The work […]
Informal CIS summit in St. Petersburg
nCa Report An informal meeting of the leaders of the countries participating in the Commonwealth of Independent States took place at the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library in St. Petersburg. The meeting was attended by Vladimir Putin, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, President of Kazakhstan […]
Foreign direct investments between CIS countries and China, Iran, Arab states exceed US $75 billion – EDB Report
The EDB (Eurasian Development Bank) has issued a report on the mutual foreign direct investments (FDI) of the CIS countries with China, Iran and the Arab world. The report was issued on 20 December 2022. Here we are producing the EDB story on the report. The links to this story at the EDB website and […]
Over 20 documents adopted at the meeting of CIS Heads of Government in Astana
On 28 October 2022, a regular meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Independent States was held in Astana under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Alikhan Smailov. The meeting was attended by the Prime Ministers and Deputy Prime Ministers of Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Belarus. Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, […]
CIS summit in Kazakhstan – Outcomes
On 14 October 2022, Astana hosted summit of the Council of CIS Heads of State under the chairmanship of the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. For the first time in the last few years, the event was held in a face-to-face format. The meeting was attended by: President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev Prime Minister of […]
Kazakhstan hosted meeting of the CIS Council of Foreign Ministers
A meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Commonwealth of Independent States was held in Astana on Wednesday, 12 October. The meeting, chaired by the minister of foreign affairs, Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tleuberdi, was attended by the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, as well […]
President of Turkmenistan is expected to attend the CIS summit in Astana
Within the framework of the current chairmanship of Kazakhstan in the Commonwealth of Independent States, a Summit of CIS heads of state will be held in Astana on 14 October 2022. The leaders of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, as well as the Chairman of the Executive Committee – the CIS Executive […]
President Serdar Berdimuhamedov attended an informal CIS summit
President Serdar Berdimuhamedov took part Friday (7 October) in an informal summit of the CIS heads of state in St. Petersburg. The meeting was also attended by the presidents of Russia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, the Prime Minister of Armenia. “Today, we have an opportunity to make sure that we are on the same […]
Astana prepares for tough schedule of high events in mid-October
The foreign ministry of Kazakhstan announced the schedule of high-level events to be held in Astana in mid-October. They include: 6th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-building Measures in Asia (CICA) – on 13 October CIS Council of Heads of State Summit – on 14 October Central Asia – Russia Summit – on […]
Kazakhstan to host major regional summits in autumn
In mid–October 2022, Nursultan, the capital of Kazakhstan, will host several meetings at the highest level – these are summit of CIS, Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA), as well as the meeting of the heads of state “Central Asia – Russia”. This was discussed during a telephone conversation on Thursday, 1 […]
Turkmenistan to take part in CIS Interparliamentary Youth Forum
Young parliamentarians and leaders of youth organizations from Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan will take part in the Youth Inter-parliamentary Forum in St. Petersburg, which will be held on 9-10 June 2022, reports the press service of the CIS Executive Committee. The forum “Young Parliamentarians — a Look into the […]
CIS Foreign Ministers met in Tajikistan
On 13 May 2022, the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Commonwealth of Independent States met for regular session in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The gathering was chaired by Kazakhstan as chair-country in CIS. The meeting was attended by the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Russia, Tajikistan, acting foreign minister Uzbekistan, Chairman […]
Informal CIS Summit in St. Petersburg
Elvira Kadyrova On 28 December 2021, an informal summit of the CIS Heads of State took place in St. Petersburg. The traditional end-of-year gathering was attended by: First President of Kazakhstan – Elbasy Nursultan Nazarbayev President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus President Sadyr Zhaparov of […]
Online summit of Council of CIS Heads of State held on 15 October 2021
On October 15, 2021, a meeting of the Council of CIS Heads of State was held under the chairmanship of the President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko. It was held in the format of video conferencing. The meeting was attended by President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, President […]
CIS Council of FMs meeting in Moscow: outcomes
Elvira Kadyrova On 2 April 2021 Moscow hosted a regular meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Commonwealth of Independent. This year the Commonwealth celebrates its 30th anniversary. The foreign ministers of the ten countries exchanged views on current international and regional issues and further promotion of joint approaches on key international platforms, […]
President of Turkmenistan took part in a meeting of the council of heads of states of the CIS
On December 18, 2020, a meeting of the Council of Heads of States of the Commonwealth of Independent States was held in the format of a video conference. The meeting was attended by President of the Republic of Azerbaijan I. Aliyev, President of the Republic of Belarus A. Lukashenko, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan […]
СЕРГЕЙ ЛЕБЕДЕВ: «ПОЛИТИКА ТУРКМЕНИСТАНА, БАЗИРУЮЩАЯСЯ НА ПРИНЦИПАХ НЕЙТРАЛЬНОСТИ, ЗАСЛУЖИВАЕТ ВСЕОБЩЕГО ПРИЗНАНИЯ И УВАЖЕНИЯ»
Сергей Лебедев, Председатель Исполнительного комитета – Исполнительный секретарь СНГ в ходе своего видеообращения на международной конференции «Политика нейтралитета и ее значение в обеспечении международного мира, безопасности и устойчивого развития» констатировал, что за 25 лет постоянного нейтралитета Туркменистан доказал эффективность проводимой нейтральной внешней политики и ее соответствие долгосрочным интересам мирового сообщества. Было особо подчеркнуто, что такая […]
SERGEY LEBEDEV: “THE POLICY OF TURKMENISTAN, BASED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF NEUTRALITY, DESERVES UNIVERSAL RECOGNITION AND RESPECT”
Sergey Lebedev, Chairman of the Executive Committee – Executive Secretary of the CIS, during his video message at the International Conference “Policy of Neutrality and its Role in Ensuring International Peace, Security and Sustainable Development”, stated that over 25 years of permanent Neutrality, Turkmenistan has proved the effectiveness of its neutral foreign policy and its […]
Министр иностранных дел Туркменистана принял участие в заседании СМИД СНГ
10 декабря 2020 года состоялось заседание Совета министров иностранных дел государств-участников Содружества Независимых Государств под председательством Узбекистана в формате видеоконференции. В заседании участвовали руководители внешнеполитических ведомств Азербайджанской Республики, Республики Армения, Республики Беларусь, Республики Казахстан, Кыргызской Республики, Республики Молдова, Российской Федерации, Республики Таджикистан, Туркменистана, Республики Узбекистан, а также Председатель Исполнительного комитета – Исполнительный секретарь СНГ С.Лебедев. […]
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan took part in the meeting of the COM of the CIS
On December 10, 2020, a meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States was held under the chairmanship of Uzbekistan in the format of a video conference. The meeting was attended by the heads of the foreign affairs agencies of the Republic of Azerbaijan, […]
Делегация Туркменистана приняла участие на 8-ой встрече секретарей совета безопасности государств-участников СНГ
18 ноября 2020 года в формате видеоконференцсвязи состоялась восьмая встречa секретарей совета безопасности государств-участников СНГ. На встрече туркменскую делегацию возглавил Заместитель Председателя Кабинета Министров, Секретарь Государственного Совета Безопасности Туркменистана Ч.Аманов. В работе заседания также приняли участие Председатель Исполнительного Комитета – Исполнительный секретарь СНГ С.Лебедев, Генеральный секретарь Организации Договора коллективной безопасности (ОДКБ) С.Зась, в том числе […]