On 11 July, during a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, the Chairwoman of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan, Dunyagozel Gulmanova, reported on the work of the Mejlis during the first half of the year. This was reported by the state news agency TDH.

During this period, 13 laws were adopted, including acts on the enactment of the laws ‘On the Approval and Enactment of the Civil Code of Turkmenistan’, ‘On the Court’, ‘On the Unified State Register of Voters’, ‘On Accession to the Relevant Protocol to the International Convention on Cargo Marks’.

Amendments were also made to a number of existing laws concerning criminal, arbitration, civil, family and labour law, taxation, migration and other areas. Eleven resolutions were adopted.

As part of educational activities, seminars were organised for students of the Academy of Public Administration under the President of Turkmenistan with the participation of members of parliament. The Mejlis accepted the credentials of seven foreign ambassadors, held 32 meetings with foreign parliaments and international organisations, participated in 62 joint seminars and made 21 foreign trips.

Separately, D. Gulmanova reported on the preparation of a draft law on the establishment of the ‘Türkmenistanyň Bitaraplygynyň 30 ýyllygyna’ (‘30th Anniversary of Turkmenistan's Neutrality’) medal. The relevant law was signed by the President of Turkmenistan, Serdar Berdimuhamedov, who emphasised the importance of further strengthening Turkmenistan's legislative framework.